Upp-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-görð

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

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

upp-görð (upp-gǫrð)
f. a restoration, Vm. 7, Stj. 67: dissimulation.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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