Götvar
Old Norse Dictionary - götvarMeaning 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.)