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Ráða-görstr

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1 ráða-görstr ráða-gǫrstr

adj. superl. the shrewdest of men, Fms. ix. 282, v. l.
Orthography

Orthography

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Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ráða-görstr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
l.
Linnæus.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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