Aur-gáti

Old Norse Dictionary - aur-gáti

Meaning of Old Norse word "aur-gáti"

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

aur-gáti
a, m. [qs. ör-gáti, ör- and geta], a tit-bit, good cheer, good treatment, a rare and now obsolete word; mun ekki af sparat, at veita oss allan þann a. er til er, Fms. xi. 341; um tilföng veizlunnar, sem bezt búandi allan a., Mar. 97; af þeim örgáta sem hon hafði framast föng til, 655 xxxi. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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