Görninga-hríð
Old Norse Dictionary - görninga-hríð
Meaning of Old Norse word "görninga-hríð" (or gǫrninga-hríð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- görninga-hríð (gǫrninga-hríð)
- f., -veðr, n. a witch storm, Fs. 56, Fas. iii. 279.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, görninga-hríð may be more accurately written as gǫrninga-hríð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴᛅ-ᚼᚱᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)