Einörð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - einörð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "einörð" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

einörð Old Icelandic word can mean:

einörð
(gen. -arðar), f.
einörð
1) franknes, boldness, fairness (hafa ~ til at ganga við e-u);
einörð
~ várrar frásagnar, the fairness of our story;
einörð
2) fidelity, loyalty (at landsfólkit mundi snúit frá ~inni við konung);
einörð
3) firm conviction (þat er ~ mín, at þat er at engum kosti rétt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚾᚢᚱᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
e-u
einhverju.

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