Stefnu-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - stefnu-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "stefnu-görð" (or stefnu-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stefnu-görð (stefnu-gǫrð)
- f. a summons, N. G. L. i. 344, 350.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stefnu-görð may be more accurately written as stefnu-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚠᚾᚢ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)