Skip-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - skip-görð

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

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

skip-görð (skip-gǫrð)
f. ship-building, Gþl. 78, Hkr. iii. 118.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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