Góð-görningr

Old Norse Dictionary - góð-görningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "góð-görningr" (or góð-gǫrningr) in English.

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

góð-görningr (góð-gǫrningr)
m. a good deed, charity, 655 xxiii. 1, Fms. i. 142, vi. 272, Hom. 70, Stj. 25, 399, Bs. i. 109.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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