Götvan

Meaning of Old Norse word "götvan" (or gǫtvan)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

götvan (gǫtvan)

f., in upp-götvan, discovery, (freq. in mod. usage.)

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, götvan may be more accurately written as gǫtvan.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛏᚢᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements