Göfug-ligr
Old Norse Dictionary - göfug-ligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "göfug-ligr" (or gǫfug-ligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- göfug-ligr (gǫfug-ligr)
- adj. worshipful, glorious; fagr ok g. álitum, Hkr. i. 10, 223, Fms. vii. 63, x. 234, 289, 294, Th. 23: magnificent, Edda 12; kirkja g., Bs. i. 645; g. veizla, a grand banquet, Þíðr. 220; g. sigr, a glorious victory, Stjörnu-Odd. 16.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, göfug-ligr may be more accurately written as gǫfug-ligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚠᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Odd.
- Stjörnu-Odda draumr. (D. V.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)