Kost-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - kost-görð

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

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

kost-görð (kost-gǫrð)
f. the state of affairs, Finnb. 318.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
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