Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Goð-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 goð-orð

n. (seldom spelt guðorð, as in Grág. ii. 154); hann var maðr félítill en átti staðfestu góða í Skálholti ok goðorð, Bs. i. 54; for this word vide goði.

2 goð-orð

COMPDS: goðorðslauss, goðorðsmaðr, goðorðsmál, goðorðstilkall.

Similar Words

GÁ
gá-lausliga
gá-lausligr
gá-lauss
gá-leysi

Runic Inscription

goð-orð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "goð-orð" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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