Bú-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - bú-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "bú-görð" (or bú-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bú-görð (bú-gǫrð)
- f. the making a household, Sturl. ii. 21, Bs. i. 658.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bú-görð may be more accurately written as bú-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)