Götvar

Old Norse Dictionary - götvar

Meaning of Old Norse word "götvar" (or gǫtvar) in English.

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

götvar (gǫtvar)
f. pl. [A. S. gealwe, Grein], a hoard (?); geirrótu götvar, the treasure of Bellona, armour, weapons, Edda (in a verse), Ýt. 21: götvar seems prop. to mean hidden treasures, hoard.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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