Gjögr

Old Norse Dictionary - gjögr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjögr" (or gjǫgr) in English.

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

gjögr (gjǫgr): f. a cleft, rift; gljúfr ok gjögrar, Bs. i. 200; rare, but still existing as the local name of a fishing-place in north-western Icel., (Gjögr, or á Gjögri), used as neut.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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