Haugs-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - haugs-görð

Meaning of Old Norse word "haugs-görð" (or haugs-gǫrð) in English.

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

haugs-görð (haugs-gǫrð)
f. cairn-making, Fms. x. 212, Fas. i. 429.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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