Goð-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - goð-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "goð-orð" in English.

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

goð-orð Old Norse word can mean:

goð-orð
n. (seldom spelt guðorð, as in Grág. ii. 154); hann var maðr félítill en átti staðfestu góða í Skálholti ok goðorð, Bs. i. 54; for this word vide goði.
goð-orð
COMPDS: goðorðslauss, goðorðsmaðr, goðorðsmál, goðorðstilkall.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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