Mis-görning

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-görning

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-görning" (or mis-gǫrning) in English.

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

mis-görning (mis-gǫrning)
f. (-görningr, m., Sks. 676, Fms. x. 371), a misdeed, transgression, Hom. 152, 158.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛋ-ᚴᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴ
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:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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