Ørendi
Old Icelandic Dictionary - ørendiMeaning of Old Icelandic word "ørendi" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
ørendi Old Icelandic word can mean:
- ørendi
- (from ‘ør’ and önd), n.
- ørendi
- 1) breath;
- ørendi
- e-n þrýtr ~t, one’s breath fails, one loses breath;
- ørendi
- Þórr þreytir á drykkjuna, sem honum vannst til ~, Thor drank hard while his breath lasted;
- ørendi
- 2) strophe, stanza (of a poem);
- ørendi
- cf. erendi, eyrendi, eyrindi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- f.
- feminine.
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