Oddr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - oddrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "oddr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
oddr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- oddr
- (-s, -ar), m.
- oddr
- 1) point of a weapon; með oddi ok eggju, with point and edge, at the sword’s point, by force (heimta, eyða e-t með oddi ok eggju); brjóta odd af oflæti sínu, to break the point of one’s pride, to humble oneself;
- oddr
- 2) spear (fölvir oddar);
- oddr
- 3) spur (þótt vér jói óra oddum keyrum);
- oddr
- 4) leader (hann var o. ok œsir fyrir þessum úráðum);
- oddr
- 5) the front (hann hafði yxnum skipat í odd á liði sínu).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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