Lof-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - lof-görð

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

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

lof-görð (lof-gǫrð)
f. praise, Fbr. (in a verse), freq. in mod. eccl. usage, Vídal.: worship, praise, Bs. ii. 157.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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