Götu-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - götu-garðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "götu-garðr" (or gǫtu-garðr) in English.

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

götu-garðr (gǫtu-garðr)
m. a road fence, D. N.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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