Kol-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - kol-görð

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

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

kol-görð (kol-gǫrð)
f. charcoal-making, Vm. 80.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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