Svikul-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - svikul-görðMeaning of Old Norse word "svikul-görð" (or svikul-gǫrð) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svikul-görð (svikul-gǫrð)
- f. the cap of a mast (?), see sikulgörð, which is a less correct form, having dropped the v, Edda (Gl.), = Dutch mars, Germ. mast-korb (?).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svikul-görð may be more accurately written as svikul-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚴᚢᛚ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)