Góð-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - góð-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "góð-görð" (or góð-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- góð-görð (góð-gǫrð)
- f. charity, Barl. 60, 71: mod. in pl. good cheer, hospitality. góðgörða-samr, adj. charitable; góðgörða-semi, f. charitableness.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, góð-görð may be more accurately written as góð-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)