Gjörr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörr" (or gjǫrr) in Norwegian.

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

gjörr (gjǫrr)
gerr eller görr, gjörr, adv. comp. til størreFuldkommenhed (svarende til Posit. gerlaeller gerva) Grág. I, 1064; Grg. I, 1214.20914; Nj. 7 (1321); med Superl. gersteller görst, gjörst Am. 62 (66); Nj. 70(10928); Laxd. 54 (15914).

Part of speech: adv comp

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚱ
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:

adv.
Adverbium.
comp.
Comparativ.
it.
italiensk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
v.
Verbum.

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