Örr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - örr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "örr" (or ǫrr) in Norwegian.

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

örr (ǫrr): örr, n. Arr, Mærke efter tilgroet Saar; létbiskup þann flek skera ór með holdiok blóði; síðan var þat sár grœtt atheilu, ok mun örr þat sjá á fœti mérmeðan ek lifi Flat. I, 40020; sló meðeinu refði á brún honum, svá at hónsprakk í sundr, ok æfinliga mátti sjá þatörr meðan hann lifði Klm. 6124; Homil.21613; Pr. 4602; Heilag. II, 19926. 29; Leif.2222; Hom. 15612; Bp. I, 3309.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚱᚱ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.