Gjögr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjögr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjögr" (or gjǫgr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gjögr (gjǫgr): gjögr, f. (N. Pl. -rar) Fjeldkløft; skriðnarhón ok féllr í klifi nökkuru, rekr hanajafnskjótt fram at hamri nökkurumákafa háfum, þar er undir vóru gljúfrok gjögrar Bp. I, 20014.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjögr may be more accurately written as gjǫgr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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