--- Victor Hansen wrote:

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> I believe that the word Odhroerir is the old Norse for the symbol

of the triple horn of Odin (is it referred to by any other names and
how would those be pronounced?). Someone correct me if I am off track
with this word but I'd be very interested to know the proper
pronounciation of it (or as close as possible), if someone could give
me a bit of help on this.
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We don't even know what the correct form ought to be, so we
don't know for certain what the word means. The pronunciation
would vary depending on which form you would prefer. Some forms
possible are:

Óðrerir
Óðreyrir
Óðrørir
Óðroerir
Óðhroerir

In Skáldskaparmál, it is the name of one of three cauldrons
in which the dwarfs Fjalarr and Galarr caught the blood of Kvasir.
However, as used in Hávamál, Ó. appears to be the name of the
actual liquid therein, i.e. the poetic mead itself. I have never
heard of "the triple horn of Óðinn" and doubt it is mentioned
anywhere in Icelandic sources. A dubious school of mythological
interpretation even equates Ó. with Mímisbrunnur (Mímir's well).

Others here (llamanom, this is you) are better at "authentic"
Old Norse pronounciation or approximations thereof ... I'm just
a modern Icelander, and know little of such learned matters ...

In modern Icelandic the pronounciation would be approximately:

Óð - as "oath", but with the "th" of "father", not that of "thing".
Hræ - say "rye" and then add an "h" in front = "hrye".
Rir - "rir" with "i" as in bin.

And of course all three r's need to be trilled in the Icelandic
manner.

I guess the Icelanders of, say, the 11th century, would have
pronounced quite similarly, except that the value of "hræ"
would have been closer to "hruh", rather than "hrye".

But as they always say, you really have to hear it in order
to know how to do it.

Not much help, I'm afraid.

Eysteinn