Gor-vargr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gor-vargr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gor-vargr

m. a law term, [early Dan. and Swed. gornithing; Ivar Aasen gortjuv], a ‘gore-worrier,’ one who feloniously destroys another man’s cattle, liable to outlawry, defined in N. G. L. ii. 523.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚱ-ᚢᛅᚱᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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