Al-görleikr
Old Norse Dictionary - al-görleikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "al-görleikr" (or al-gǫrleikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- al-görleikr (al-gǫrleikr)
- now algörlegleikr, s, m. (theol.) perfectness, perfection, Stj. 21, Fms. x. 337, Rb. 316.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, al-görleikr may be more accurately written as al-gǫrleikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- theol.
- theological, theologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)