Gerðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gerðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gerðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gerðr
- f. a pr. name of a goddess, Edda; also of a woman, Eb., Landn.; and in many compds, Ás-gerðr, Hall-g., Ingi-g., Val-g., Þor-g., etc., Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)