Örlyndr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - örlyndr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "örlyndr" (or ǫrlyndr) in Norwegian.

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

örlyndr (ǫrlyndr): örlyndr, adj. af gavmildt Sindelag; Þang-brandr prestr var maðr örlyndr okhafði mannmart með sér Flat. I, 3635;svá fær örlyndr maðr sjúkom bót unnitok örkyfingr öreiganom Alex. 528.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚱᛚᛦᚿᚦᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

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