Smjör-gæði
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-gæði
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-gæði" (or smjǫr-gæði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-gæði (smjǫr-gæði)
- n. a good produce of butter, Sks. 191 B.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-gæði may be more accurately written as smjǫr-gæði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)