Örr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - örr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "örr" in English.

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

örr Old Icelandic word can mean:

örr
(acc. örvan), a.
örr
1) swift, ready; neut., ört, fast; ísinn rak svá ört, at, the ice drifted so fast, that;
örr
2) liberal, open-handed (allra manna örvastr); neut., ört, fully, quite; eigi ört hálfr fjórði tugr manna, not quite thirty-five men;
örr
3) active, energetic.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
neut.
neuter.
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