Þorn-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - þorn-görð

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

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

þorn-görð (þorn-gǫrð): f. = þornkrúna, Symb. 22, Hom. (St.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary