Salt-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - salt-görð

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

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

salt-görð (salt-gǫrð)
f. salt-making, salt-works, Landn. 131.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑