Friðar-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - friðar-görð

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðar-görð" (or friðar-gǫrð)

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

friðar-görð (friðar-gǫrð)
f. = friðgörð, Sks. 45, 655 xxxii. 24.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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