Vel-görningr
Old Norse Dictionary - vel-görningr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vel-görningr" (or vel-gǫrningr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vel-görningr (vel-gǫrningr)
- m. = velgörð, Nj. 123, Fær. 63, Stj. 151.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vel-görningr may be more accurately written as vel-gǫrningr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)