Skrín-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - skrín-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrín-görð" (or skrín-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrín-görð (skrín-gǫrð)
- f. a shrine-making, Bs. i. 134, 325.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrín-görð may be more accurately written as skrín-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚾ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)