Haugs-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - haugs-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "haugs-görð" (or haugs-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- haugs-görð (haugs-gǫrð)
- f. cairn-making, Fms. x. 212, Fas. i. 429.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, haugs-görð may be more accurately written as haugs-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚢᚴᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)