Görv-allr
Old Norse Dictionary - görv-allr
Meaning of Old Norse word "görv-allr" (or gǫrv-allr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- görv-allr (gǫrv-allr)
- adj. whole, entire, quite all, = Gr. απας, Hm. 147, Grág. i. 262, Fms. vi. 444, viii. 261, xi. 67, 186, Ld. 202, Sks. passim, both in old and mod. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, görv-allr may be more accurately written as gǫrv-allr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚢ-ᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)