Gull-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-görð

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-görð" (or gull-gǫrð)

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

gull-görð (gull-gǫrð)
f. a golden girth, Karl. 312, Bær. 2.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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