Einörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - einörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "einörð" (or einǫrð) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

einörð (einǫrð): einörð, f. 1) Standhaftighed, Paalidelighed som en Mand viser ved ikke at opgive sit For-sæt, ved at staa ved sit Ord og opfylde sine Forpligtelser (jvf einarðr). OH. 13635;Eg. 16 (2818); Fm. VI, 27913; einörðvið e-n dvs. Troskab mod en, OH. 6124.19437; þér munuð hugsa, at sá hafieigi einörð til at ganga við, er þathefir mælt Flat. I, 3136. 2) Paalide- lighed, Troværdighed (af ens Udsagn);einörð frásagnar Fm. VIII, 48. 3) urokkelig Overbevisning, Paastand; þater einörð mín, at þat er at engumkosti rétt, at angra mann meðan hanner íhugandi einhvern hlut Ridd. 3929.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, einörð may be more accurately written as einǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛁᚿᚯᚱᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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