Svikul-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - svikul-görð

Meaning of Old Norse word "svikul-görð" (or svikul-gǫrð)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

svikul-görð (svikul-gǫrð)
f. the cap of a mast (?), see sikulgörð, which is a less correct form, having dropped the v, Edda (Gl.), = Dutch mars, Germ. mast-korb (?).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svikul-görð may be more accurately written as svikul-gǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚴᚢᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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