Ör-gáti

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-gáti

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-gáti" (or ǫr-gáti)

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

ör-gáti (ǫr-gáti)
a, m. cheer, fare (see aurgáti), Fms. xi. 341, Mar.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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