Versa-görð

Old Norse Dictionary - versa-görð

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

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

versa-görð (versa-gǫrð)
f. verse-making, Latin composition, Skálda; versagörð ok bóka-list, Bs. i. 127.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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