Víg-örr

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-örr

Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-örr" (or víg-ǫrr) in English.

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

víg-örr (víg-ǫrr): adj. eager for war, Lex. Poët.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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