Af-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - af-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-görð" (or af-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-görð (af-gǫrð)
- f. transgression, offence, mostly in pl., trespasses in a religious sense, Sks. 601, Hkr. iii. 225.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, af-görð may be more accurately written as af-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)