Ørlög

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ørlög

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ørlög" in English.

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

ørlög: n. pl. fate, doom, fortunes (segja fyrir, sjá fyrir, ~ manna); þat er likast, at liðin sé min ~, that my life-time is at an end; ef nornir ráða ~um manna, if the Norms rule over the fortunes of men.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛚᚢᚴ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

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