Görn

Old Norse Dictionary - görn

Meaning of Old Norse word "görn" (or gǫrn)

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

görn (gǫrn)
f., old pl. garnar, Grág. ii. 361, 371, usually and mod. garnir, [akin to garn, yarn], the guts, Landn. 217, Grág. ii. 361, Jb. 320, Ls. 50.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back