Gerði

Old Norse Dictionary - gerði

Meaning of Old Norse word "gerði" in English.

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

gerði Old Norse word can mean:

gerði: n. [cp. garðr], a place girded round, a hedged or fenced field, garth; hann ferr til gerðisins ok sár niðr korninu, Nj. 170; ok snúa upp í gerði þat er heitir á Örlygsstöðum, sauða-hús stóð í gerðinu, Sturl. ii. 218; Finnbogi kvaðsk eiga gerði eitt, bað hann þangat fara ok leggja þar garð um, Finnb. 336: a pinfold, láta srnala sinn í gerði, Gþl. 406: akr-gerði, a field.

gerði: COMPDS: gerðisbeiti, gerðistún, gerðisvöndr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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