Örvendr

Old Norse Dictionary - örvendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "örvendr" (or ǫrvendr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

örvendr (ǫrvendr): adj., qs. örvhendr (?), [the former part is doubtful, the latter prob. from hönd; the mod. Dan. say keit-haanded]:—left-handed; smá verða örvendra manna högg, Fb. ii. 212; þvíat örvendr maðr hjó, Fbr. 90 new Ed.; örvendi, the verse, l. c.; sár Þormóðar hafðisk ílla ok var jafnan örvendr síðan meðan hann lifði, 34 new Ed.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örvendr may be more accurately written as ǫrvendr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

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