Ørvæna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ørvæna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ørvæna" in English.

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

ørvæna
f. anything beyond hope; mér er Sveins á engri stundu ~, I may expect S. at any time.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛅᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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