Örskotshelgr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - örskotshelgr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "örskotshelgr" (or ǫrskotshelgr) in Norwegian.

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

örskotshelgr (ǫrskotshelgr)
örskotshelgr, f. Fredhellighed som tilkom en inden et Pileskuds Afstand fra hansHjem; hann skaut þá skot svá langtaf handboga, at fall Arnar varð í ör-skotshelgi hans Landn. 5, 4 (2885); Grg.I, 9016. 19; örskotshelgr er nú 2 hundruðlögfaðma tolfrœð á sléttum velli Grág.35212; eigi firr garði en í örskotshelgivið garðinn Grg. I, 8422.

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, örskotshelgr may be more accurately written as ǫrskotshelgr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚱᛋᚴᚮᛏᛋᚼᚽᛚᚵᚱ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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