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Góð-vili

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2 definitions

1 góð-vili

a, m. good-will, Eg. 411, Fms. i. 74, 281, Sturl. i. 210; friðr á jörðu og mönnum góðvili, Luke ii. 14, in the text of 1540, but góðr vili (in two words) in the later texts.

2 góð-vili

COMPDS: góðviljafullr, góðviljamaðr, góðviljamikill.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

góð-vili

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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