Örðigr

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

örðigr Old Icelandic word can mean:

örðigr

a.

örðigr

1) erect, upright, rising on end; ríss hestrinn ~ undir honum, the horse rears under him;

örðigr

2) fig. difficult, arduous (en hitt mun mér ~a þykkja at lúta til Selþóris);

örðigr

3) harsh, hard (sumt þykkir heldr örðigt í orðum konungs).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᛁᚴᚱ