Gönur
Old Norse Dictionary - gönurMeaning 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.