Görninga-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - görninga-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "görninga-maðr" (or gǫrninga-maðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- görninga-maðr (gǫrninga-maðr)
- m. a sorcerer, Js. 22.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, görninga-maðr may be more accurately written as gǫrninga-maðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)