Skyrtu-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - skyrtu-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "skyrtu-görð" (or skyrtu-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skyrtu-görð (skyrtu-gǫrð)
- f. the making a shirt, Fas. ii. 198, 202.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skyrtu-görð may be more accurately written as skyrtu-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛏᚢ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)