Hvel-görr
Old Norse Dictionary - hvel-görr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvel-görr" (or hvel-gǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvel-görr (hvel-gǫrr)
- part. circular, Str. 80.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hvel-görr may be more accurately written as hvel-gǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)