Atgörð

Old Norse Dictionary - atgörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "atgörð" (or atgǫrð) in English.

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

atgörð Old Norse word can mean:

atgörð (atgǫrð)
f.
atgörð (atgǫrð)
1. plur. measures, steps taken; litlar atgöðir, small measures, Ísl. ii. 355, Fs. 4; var eigi vaent til atgerða, few expedients, Grett. 124.
atgörð (atgǫrð)
2. repair of a building or the like (now freq.), Dipl. v. 145.
atgörð (atgǫrð)
β. a surgical operation, medical help, Bs. i. 108, 618, 644: Sturl. i. 43 is a bad reading.
atgörð (atgǫrð)
COMPDS: atgörðalauss, atgörðamaðr, atgörðarmikill.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
plur.
plural.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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