Matar-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - matar-görð

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

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

matar-görð (matar-gǫrð)
f. dairy work, cooking, etc., Glúm. 367, Gþl. 102.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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