Atgörðar-mikill

Old Norse Dictionary - atgörðar-mikill

Meaning of Old Norse word "atgörðar-mikill" (or atgǫrðar-mikill) in English.

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

atgörðar-mikill (atgǫrðar-mikill)
adj. active, Nj. 56.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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