Ráða-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - ráða-görð

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

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

ráða-görð (ráða-gǫrð)
n. a taking councel, plan, design; Brynjólfr lét ílla yfir þessi ráðagörð, Eg; 24, 765, Fms. vii. 258, Fs. 39, 55; þeir ræddu opt inn ráðagörð sína. Eg. 115; töluðu þau leyniliga r. sína, Nj. 5; hafa áhyggjur ok ráðagörðir, plannings, Fms. i. 84; hann hafði r. fyrir liðinu, Fb. i. 351.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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