Erfis-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - erfis-görð

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

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

erfis-görð (erfis-gǫrð)
f. = erfi, Fms. xi. 69.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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