Megin-gjörð
Old Norse Dictionary - megin-gjörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "megin-gjörð" (or megin-gjǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- megin-gjörð (megin-gjǫrð)
- f. the main girdle, girdle of power. Fms. v. 345: plur. megingjarðar, of the girdle of Thor, Edda 15, 29, 60.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, megin-gjörð may be more accurately written as megin-gjǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- plur.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)