Elds-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - elds-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "elds-görð" (or elds-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- elds-görð (elds-gǫrð)
- f. making fire, Fs. 45.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, elds-görð may be more accurately written as elds-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)