Görninga-vættr
Old Norse Dictionary - görninga-vættr
Meaning of Old Norse word "görninga-vættr" (or gǫrninga-vættr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- görninga-vættr (gǫrninga-vættr)
- f. a witch, Grett. 151 B, Fs. 166.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, görninga-vættr may be more accurately written as gǫrninga-vættr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴᛅ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)