Skip-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - skip-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-görð" (or skip-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skip-görð (skip-gǫrð)
- f. ship-building, Gþl. 78, Hkr. iii. 118.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skip-görð may be more accurately written as skip-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)