ǫrr

See also: orr, Orr, ørr, and ORR

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arwaz (ready, fast).

Adjective

ǫrr (accusative ǫrvan)

  1. swift, ready
    ísinn rak svá ǫrt at…
    the ice drifted so fast that…
  2. liberal, open-handed
  3. active, energetic

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • örr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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