Órkostr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - órkostr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "órkostr" in Norwegian.

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

órkostr: órkostr, m. 1) Udlæg til et vist Øiemed, Midlerne dertil; ek hefi slíkan órkostætlat til jólavistar mönnum, sem hérhefi lengi vant verit (nl. at ætla) Sturl.I, 12011; ef þrælar manna ljóstast, þáskal sá, er lysti annan, gjalda 6 aura-, ef hann á órkost þar til, en ekkielligar Grág. 39622; ef þrælar mannseða skuldarmenn vinna á eykt (førHelligdag) at síno ráði, ok verða þeirútlægir um þat 3 aurom, ef þeir eigosér órkosto Grág. 3318. 2) Mangel paa noget (e-s)? fundu þeir at Ægis órkosthvera Hým. 1; jvf dog NFkv. 105,hvor Ordene gives en anden Udtydning.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚴᚮᛋᛏᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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