GÖTVA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GÖTVA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GÖTVA

að, [akin to gata, a way dug or bored through; the characteristic v is preserved in Goth. gatvo = platea]:—to dig, bury; götvaðr (part.), buried (in a cairn), Ísl. ii. 280; götva þeir hann þar í grjótinu, they cast stones over him, Gísl. 72, Gkv. 18: in mod. usage, upp-götva, to discover, (freq.)

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛏᚢᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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