Otr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - otr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "otr" in Norwegian.

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

otr: otr, m. Odder, lat. lutra; á eyjarendanumvar höfði mikill ok urð stór undir niðri,þar lá oft otr í urðinni -, höfðu þeir20 menn farit suðr á eyna at veiða otr,er lá í urðinni Flat. II, 46014. 33 (Icel.sag. I, 12712. 25); við forsinn var otreinn ok hafði tekit lax ór forsinum okát blundandi SE. I, 3524 fgg; vera íotrs líki, hafa otrs líki á sér Völs.11217. 20 (c. 14); Loki tók einn stein oklaust otrinn til bana; Æsir þóttu mjökhepnir af veiði sínni ok flógu belg afotrinum Völs. 1138. 10 (c. 12), jvf SE.I, 3566.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛏᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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