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.)
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