Íllgörða-samr
Old Norse Dictionary - íllgörða-samr
Meaning of Old Norse word "íllgörða-samr" (or íllgǫrða-samr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íllgörða-samr (íllgǫrða-samr)
- adj. (-semi, f.), evil-doing, Fms. xi. 90.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, íllgörða-samr may be more accurately written as íllgǫrða-samr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛚᚴᚢᚱᚦᛅ-ᛋᛅᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)