Til-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - til-görð

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

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

til-görð (til-gǫrð)
f. desert, merit; eptir tilgörðum, according to one’s deserts, Fms. i. 104; fyrir enga t., without provocation, v. 135; útan várrar tilgörðar, id., ix. 352; minni skömm en tilgörðir hans vóru til, vii. 167; líta á t. með efnum, Eg. 417; gör eigi eptir tilgörðum várum, Mar.; fellt á sik bann af sínum tilgörðum, by their deeds, K. Á. 64.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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