Þjónustu-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - þjónustu-görð

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

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

þjónustu-görð (þjónustu-gǫrð)
f. a holy service, H. E. i. 237, Sturl. ii. 5, and so in mod. usage.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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