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): gjörvallr, adj. = gervallr, görvallr. Fm.VIII, 261 &vl 5.

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.