Görn

Old Norse Dictionary - görn

Meaning of Old Norse word "görn" (or gǫrn) in English.

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

görn (gǫrn): f., old pl. garnar, Grág. ii. 361, 371, usually and mod. garnir, [akin to garn, yarn], the guts, Landn. 217, Grág. ii. 361, Jb. 320, Ls. 50.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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