Sann-görr

Old Norse Dictionary - sann-görr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sann-görr" (or sann-gǫrr)

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

sann-görr (sann-gǫrr)
adj. true as fact, Ýt., Cod. Fris., cp. sjall-gætr.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Cod.
Codex.
cp.
compare.
Fris.
Frisian.

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