Atgörð
Old Norse Dictionary - atgörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "atgörð" (or atgǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word atgörð can mean:atgörð
- atgörð (atgǫrð)
- f.
- atgörð (atgǫrð)
- 1. plur. measures, steps taken; litlar atgöðir, small measures, Ísl. ii. 355, Fs. 4; var eigi vaent til atgerða, few expedients, Grett. 124.
- atgörð (atgǫrð)
- 2. repair of a building or the like (now freq.), Dipl. v. 145.
- atgörð (atgǫrð)
- β. a surgical operation, medical help, Bs. i. 108, 618, 644: Sturl. i. 43 is a bad reading.
- atgörð (atgǫrð)
- COMPDS: atgörðalauss, atgörðamaðr, atgörðarmikill.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, atgörð may be more accurately written as atgǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- plur.
- plural.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)