Ást-goði
Old Norse Dictionary - ást-goði
Meaning of Old Norse word "ást-goði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ást-goði
- a, m. a darling, good genius; hann þótti öllum mönnum á., he (viz. bishop Paul) was endeared to all hearts, Bs. i. 137: the old Ed. reads ástgóði, endearment, which seems less correct, v. goði: goði in the sense of good genius is still in use in the ditty to the Icel. game ‘goða-tafl’ (heima ræð eg goða minn).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᛏ-ᚴᚢᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)