Jarteina-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - jarteina-görð

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

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

jarteina-görð (jarteina-gǫrð)
f. the working of miracles, Stj., Hkr. ii. 328, Fms. xi. 207, Orkn. 174.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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