Ars-görn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ars-görn" (or ars-gǫrn)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ars-görn (ars-gǫrn)

f. gut of the anus, Nj. rass.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ars-görn may be more accurately written as ars-gǫrn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements