Lof-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - lof-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "lof-görð" (or lof-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lof-görð (lof-gǫrð)
- f. praise, Fbr. (in a verse), freq. in mod. eccl. usage, Vídal.: worship, praise, Bs. ii. 157.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lof-görð may be more accurately written as lof-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚠ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.