Um-gerð

Old Norse Dictionary - um-gerð

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-gerð" in English.

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

um-gerð Old Norse word can mean:

um-gerð: or um-gjörð, f. (rhymed umgerð sverði, Hallfred), a sheath, scabbard, Fms. i. 15, ii. 51, vii. 298, Ld. 204, N. G. l. ii. 255, Ísl. ii. 39.

um-gerð: 2. = umbúnaðr, Barl. 21; u. á hjálmi, Karl. 91.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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