Borgar-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - borgar-görð

Meaning of Old Norse word "borgar-görð" (or borgar-gǫrð) in English.

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

borgar-görð (borgar-gǫrð)
f. the building of a fort, Edda 26, Fms. viii. 180.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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