Gjörva

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörva

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörva" (or gjǫrva) in Norwegian.

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

gjörva (gjǫrva)
gjörva, adv. = gerva, görva.

Part of speech: adv

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚠᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
adv.
Adverbium.
v.
Verbum.

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