Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GÖTVA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 GÖTVA

að, [akin to gata, a way dug or bored through; the characteristic v is preserved in Goth. gatvo = platea]:—to dig, bury; götvaðr (part.), buried (in a cairn), Ísl. ii. 280; götva þeir hann þar í grjótinu, they cast stones over him, Gísl. 72, Gkv. 18: in mod. usage, upp-götva, to discover, (freq.)

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Runic Inscription

GÖTVA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "GÖTVA" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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