Brúar-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - brúar-görð

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

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

brúar-görð (brúar-gǫrð)
f. bridge-making, Grág. ii. 266.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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