Rass-görn
Old Norse Dictionary - rass-görn
Meaning of Old Norse word "rass-görn" (or rass-gǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rass-görn (rass-gǫrn)
- f. the great gut, Nj. 185.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rass-görn may be more accurately written as rass-gǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᛋᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)