Örð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - örð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "örð" (or ǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

örð (ǫrð): örð, f. (G. arðar, N. Pl. arðir 1) Avling,Grøde; örð rótföst (dvs. som endnu ikkeer afmeiet) Gul. 80. 2) Aar (hvor derhandles om Jordleie, jvf arðarmáli).Frost. 14, 6; Landsl. 6, 17.

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, örð may be more accurately written as ǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚱᚦ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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