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Sundr-görðir

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1 sundr-görðir sundr-gǫrðir

f. pl. show in dress, fashion; s. útlenda siðu ok klæðasnið, Fms. vi. 440; prestar skolu eigi fara með s. þær er biskup bannar, K. Þ. K. sundrgörða-maðr, m. a showy person, in dress, Fb. i. 368, Eb. 242:—an ostentatious man, inn mesti kappi ok s., Ísl. ii. 367; s. í orðum, showy in one’s speech, Fms. iii. 153, v. 69.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

sundr-görðir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk
bishop.
ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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