Versa-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - versa-görð
Meaning of Old Norse word "versa-görð" (or versa-gǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- versa-görð (versa-gǫrð)
- f. verse-making, Latin composition, Skálda; versagörð ok bóka-list, Bs. i. 127.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, versa-görð may be more accurately written as versa-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚱᛋᛅ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)