Órsök

Old Norwegian Dictionary - órsök

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "órsök" (or órsǫk) in Norwegian.

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

órsök (órsǫk)
órsök, f. Aarsag (nyere og fremmed Ord, jvf t. ursache); hón spurði þá, hverórsök honum þröngði þá til slíkrarsorgar Æf. 6716.

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, órsök may be more accurately written as órsǫk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᛋᚯᚴ
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.

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