Góðr

Old Norse Dictionary - góðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "góðr" in English.

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

góðr Old Norse word can mean:

góðr: adj., neut. gott with a short vowel; but that the ancients, at least in early times, said gótt is clear from the analogy with óðr neut. ótt, fróðr neut. frótt, and from rhymes such as gótt, dróttni; [Ulf. usually renders καλός by gôþs, but ἀγαθός by þiuþigs; A. S. gôd; Engl. good; O. H. G. got; Germ. gut; Dutch goed; Swed.-Dan. god]:

góðr: 1. good, righteous; góða frá íllum, Eluc. 37; góðan mann ok réttlátan, Ver. 7; góðr ok réttlátr konungr, FmS. vii. 263; góðir ok ágætir, Alex. 65; góðr maðr, SkS. 456; góð kona, 457; er hón góð kona, er þú hefir svo lofat hana? BS. i. 799; góð verk, Hom. 97; góðr vili, good-will: allit., Góðr Guð; biðja Góðan Guð; Guð minn Góðr! and the like: also as a term of endearment, my dear! Elskan mín góð! barnið gott, good child! m. n. minn góðr!

góðr: 2. good, honest; drengr góðr, passim; góðir vinir, good friends, Ísl. ii. 393; góðir menn, good men, Grág. i. 301; aðrir góðir menn, FmS. ix. 268; Guði ok góðum mönnum, Grág. ii. 168; góðr vili, good will, honest intention, BS. i. 746: in addressing one, góðr maðr! SkS. 303, passim; góðir hálsar!

góðr: 3. kind; góð orð, good, kind words, FmS. vii. 40; vera í góðu skapi, to be in good spirits, Sturl. ii. 178: with dat. kind towards one, þá er þú vart honum íllr þá var hann þér góðr, 655 xiii. A. 4.

góðr: 4. good, gifted; gott skáld, a good poet, Nj. 38; góðr riddari, a good knight, FmS. vii. 56; góðr þrautar, enduring, SkS. 383:—good, favourable, göra góðan róm at e-u, to applaud; gott svar, and many like phraseS.

góðr: II. good, fine, goodly, rich; góð klæði, FmS. v. 273; góðar gjafir, vii. 40; góðr mjöðr, Gm. 13; góða hluti, good things, Nj. 258; góðr hestr, a fine horse, 90; hafr forkunnar góðan, FmS. x. 224; af góðu brauði, SkS. 321; gott veðr, fine weather, FmS. v. 260; góðan kost skipa, a goodly host of ships, vii. 40; með góðu föruneyti, with a goodly suite, x. 224; fá góða höfn, to make a good harbour, Ísl. ii. 398; mikil ey ok góð, a muckle island and a good, Eg. 25; í góðri virðingu, in good renown, FmS. vi. 141; góðr sómi, Ísl. ii. 393; góð borg, a fine town, Symb. 21; góðr beini, good cheer, FmS. i. 69; góðr fengr, a good (rich) haul, Ísl. ii. 138; gott ár, a good year, good season, Eg. 39; góðir penningar, good money, FmS. vii. 319; góðr kaupeyrir, good articles of trade, vi. 356:—wholesome, medic., hvat er manni gott (bezt)? FaS. ii. 33; úgott, unwholesome.

góðr: 2. the phrases, göra sik góðan, to make oneself good, to dissemble; heyr á endemi, þú görir þik góðan, Nj. 74.

góðr: β. in the phrase, góðr af e-u, good, liberal with a thing; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 71; góðr af tíðindum, good at news, communicative, Grett. 98 A; at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that thou wast willing to part with (lend) the horse, Nj. 90 (cp. af C. VII. 2); góðr af fé, open-handed, Band. 2: with gen., góðr matar, good in meat, a good host, Hm. 38.

góðr: III. neut. as subst.; hvárki at íllu né góðu, neither for evil nor good, SkS. 356; eiga gott við e-n, to deal well with one, stand on good terms with, Stor. 21; færa til góðs eðr ílls, to turn to good or bad account, Grág. ii. 144; fátt góðs, little of good, Hom. 38; fara með góðu, to bring good, Ísl. ii. 136; enda mundi eigi gott í móti koma, Ld. 150; gott gengr þér til, thou meanest it well, dost it for good, Nj. 260; gott var í frændsemi þeirra, good was in their kinship, i. e. they were on good terms, Hrafn. 2; vilja e-m gott, to wish one well, FmS. ix. 282; vilja hverjum manni gott, i. 21: with the notion of plenty, bountifulness, in the phrase, verða gott til e-s, to get plenty of; var þá bæði gott til fjár ok mannvirðingar, there was ample wealth and fame to earn, Eg. 4; ok varð ekki gott til fjár, they got scant booty, 78; var þar gott til sterkra manna, there was plenty of able-bodied men, 187; ok er gott um at velja, plenty to choose from, Nj. 3: the phrase, verða gott við e-t, to be well pleased with a thing, Al. 109; verði þér að góðu, be it well with thee!

góðr: IV. compds, ey-góðr, ever good; hjarta-góðr, kind-hearted; skap-góðr, geð-góðr, good-tempered; skyn-góðr, clever; svip-góðr, engaging, well-looking; sið-góðr, moral, virtuous; hug-góðr, bold, fearless; lið-góðr, a good helper, good hand; vinnu-góðr, a good workman; sér-góðr, odd, selfish: as a surname, Hinn Góði, the Good, esp. of kings, FmS. ☞ For compar. betri and superl. beztr, vide pp. 6l, 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

lit.: literally.

dat.: dative.

medic.: medicine, medically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

gen.: genitive.

i. e.: id est.

subst.: substantive.

compar.: comparative.

esp.: especially.

superl.: superlative.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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