Gjörfarinn
Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörfarinnMeaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörfarinn" (or gjǫrfarinn) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- gjörfarinn (gjǫrfarinn)
- gjörfarinn, adj. aldeles forkommen ellerafkræftet, saa at man ikke længere er iBesiddelse af nogen Kraft eller Dygtig- hed (jvf farinn 3), = gjörskekinn;gerast þeir þá allir gjörfarnir (dvs. aldeles ude af Stand til) at fást lengr í þeimþunga Post. 68423.
Part of speech: adj
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjörfarinn may be more accurately written as gjǫrfarinn.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚠᛆᚱᛁᚿᚿ
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:
- adj.
- Adjectiv.
- s.
- substantiv.