Undir-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-görð

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

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

undir-görð (undir-gǫrð)
f. a cushion under a saddle, Flóv. 25, Karl. 440.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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