orðstírr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From orð (word) +‎ tírr (glory).

Noun[edit]

orðstírr m (genitive orðstírs)

  1. fame, renown, good report
    • 800s, Hávamál, verse 76
      Deyr fé, / deyja frændr,
      deyr sjalfr it sama,
      en orðstírr / deyr aldregi,
      hveim er sér góðan getr.
      Cattle die, / kinsmen die;
      the self dies the same.
      But a word-glory / never dies
      for him, who a good one gets.

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: orðstír

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