Gjörning

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörning

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörning" (or gjǫrning) in Norwegian.

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

gjörning (gjǫrning)
gjörning, f. gjörninga-, gjörningar, gjörn-ingar-, gjörningr se görning o. s. v.

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, gjörning may be more accurately written as gjǫrning.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚿᛁᚿᚵ
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.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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