Ör-goði

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-goði

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

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

ör-goði (ǫr-goði)
a, m. a nickname, Landn.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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