Til-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - til-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "til-görð" (or til-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- til-görð (til-gǫrð)
- f. desert, merit; eptir tilgörðum, according to one’s deserts, Fms. i. 104; fyrir enga t., without provocation, v. 135; útan várrar tilgörðar, id., ix. 352; minni skömm en tilgörðir hans vóru til, vii. 167; líta á t. með efnum, Eg. 417; gör eigi eptir tilgörðum várum, Mar.; fellt á sik bann af sínum tilgörðum, by their deeds, K. Á. 64.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, til-görð may be more accurately written as til-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)