Rétt-görr

Old Norse Dictionary - rétt-görr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rétt-görr" (or rétt-gǫrr) in English.

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

rétt-görr (rétt-gǫrr): part. justly done, lawful, H. E. i. 433.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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