Götu-skarð

Old Norse Dictionary - götu-skarð

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

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

götu-skarð (gǫtu-skarð)
n. a slip in a road, Fs. 90.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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