ǫrr

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See also: orr, Orr, ørr, and ORR

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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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

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Derived terms

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References

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