Veizlu-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - veizlu-görð

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

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

veizlu-görð (veizlu-gǫrð)
f. a feast-giving, Fs. 13.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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