Stefnu-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - stefnu-görð

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

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

stefnu-görð (stefnu-gǫrð)
f. a summons, N. G. L. i. 344, 350.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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