Bráð-görviligr

Old Norse Dictionary - bráð-görviligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bráð-görviligr" (or bráð-gǫrviligr)

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

bráð-görviligr (bráð-gǫrviligr)
adj. of early promise, Glúm. 338.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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