Þjónustu-görð
Old Norse Dictionary - þjónustu-görðMeaning of Old Norse word "þjónustu-görð" (or þjónustu-gǫrð) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjónustu-görð (þjónustu-gǫrð)
- f. a holy service, H. E. i. 237, Sturl. ii. 5, and so in mod. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þjónustu-görð may be more accurately written as þjónustu-gǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚾᚢᛋᛏᚢ-ᚴᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)