Gönur

Old Norse Dictionary - gönur

Meaning of Old Norse word "gönur" (or gǫnur) in English.

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

gönur (gǫnur)
f. pl. [gana], wild wanderings, eccentricities; in the phrase, hlaupa út í gönur, to rove wildly about.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

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