Gör-simligr

Old Norse Dictionary - gör-simligr

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

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

gör-simligr (gǫr-simligr)
adj. costly, Edda 21, 151.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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