Embættis-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - embættis-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "embættis-görð" (or embættis-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- embættis-görð (embættis-gǫrð)
- f. officiating (of a clergyman), Bs. i. 811.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, embættis-görð may be more accurately written as embættis-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛘᛒᛅᛏᛏᛁᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)