Sel-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - sel-görð

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

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

sel-görð (sel-gǫrð)
f. erection of a sel, Rd. 263: = þeir höfðu selgörð á sumrum í Sclshaga, Dipl. i. 7; at Benedict ætti s. á Breiðstöðum, v. 10.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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