Görla

Old Norse Dictionary - görla

Meaning of Old Norse word "görla" (or gǫrla) in English.

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

görla (gǫrla)
(gerla, gjörla), adv. quite, altogether, clearly, Nj. 5, 104, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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