Gjörvallr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörvallr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörvallr" (or gjǫrvallr) in Norwegian.

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

gjörvallr (gjǫrvallr)
gervallr eller görvallr, gjörvallr, adj. aluden Undtagelse. Hyndl. 40 (43); Hm.147 (146); Am. 44 (46); Kgs. 306; Fm.XI, 674. 1478; Heilag. II, 319.

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, gjörvallr may be more accurately written as gjǫrvallr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚠᛆᛚᛚᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.
ndl.
nydøidsk.
s.
substantiv.

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