Sjálf-görr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-görr

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

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

sjálf-görr (sjálf-gǫrr)
adj. self-made; með sjálfgörum sigri, with an easy victory, Hkr. iii. 156.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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