Ór

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ór

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ór" in English.

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

ór Old Icelandic word can mean:

ór
prep. with dat.
ór
1) out of, from; tekinn ór jörðu, taken out of the earth; vakna ór svefni, to wake out of sleep; Ísland bygðist ór Noregi, from Norway; ór Mön, from the Isle of Man; er þá bar ór hafi, from the sea; spyrja ór kaupstefnu, to ask news from the market; hús ór húsi, from house to house; ráðast ór hernaði, to leave off freebooting;
ór
2) denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of, out of; ór Ymis holdi var jörð um sköpuð, out of Y.’s flesh the earth was made, hjölt ór gulli, a golden hilt;
ór
3) out of, from among (þessir féllu ór liði Haralds);
ór
4) denoting cause; deyja ór sárum, sótt, to die of wounds, sickness;
ór
5) beyond; svá mikill snjór, at þat var ór dœnum, beyond exaniple, unexampled; ór hófi, beyond measure; þurru mjök vinsældir hans ór því sem vóru, his popularily dwindled from what it had been;
ór
6) ór því, after (nú skal segja, hvat gørðist ór því F. var í burtu farinn);
ór
7) absol., hann skar ór spjótit, he cut the spear clean through.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
absol.
absolute, absolutely.
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