Vel-görningr

Old Norse Dictionary - vel-görningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vel-görningr" (or vel-gǫrningr) in English.

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

vel-görningr (vel-gǫrningr)
m. = velgörð, Nj. 123, Fær. 63, Stj. 151.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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