Gjöróttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjöróttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjöróttr" (or gjǫróttr) in Norwegian.

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

gjöróttr (gjǫróttr): gjöróttr, adj. grumset; gjöróttr er drykkr-inn Völs. 1056 (c. 10); NFkv. 20218(P. A. Munchs Udg. af den ældre Eddas. 9717).

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, gjöróttr may be more accurately written as gjǫróttr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚮᛏᛏᚱ
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.

c.: Capitel.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.