Sein-görr
Old Norse Dictionary - sein-görr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sein-görr" (or sein-gǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sein-görr (sein-gǫrr)
- adj. ‘slow-made,’ slow-growing; hann var s. maðr í uppvexti, Sturl. iii, 122; opp. to bráðgörr.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sein-görr may be more accurately written as sein-gǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛁᚾ-ᚴᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)