Gör

Old Norse Dictionary - gör

Meaning of Old Norse word "gör" (or gǫr) in English.

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

gör (gǫr)
and ger, n. a flock of birds of prey; þar var hrafna gör, Höfuðl. 9; hræva gör, carrion crows, Merl. 2. 68, (in both passages rhyming with a word having ø for root vowel); opt er fiskr í fugla geri, there are often fish where gulls gather, Hallgr. in Snót 212 2nd Ed. (for the gulls guide the fishermen to the shoals of fish); þá fylgir því gör mikit ok áta, Sks. 140.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Merl.
Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
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