Gjörvi
Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjörviMeaning of Old Norwegian word "gjörvi" (or gjǫrvi) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- gjörvi (gjǫrvi)
- gervi eller görvi, gjörvi, f. hvad en er iført,det hvormed en er udrustet, = búnaðr 2,gerð 9 (lapp. garvo; jvf gerr Am. 40);hefir brautinga gervi Hárb. 6; tók sérkarlmanns görvi Herv. 3142; jvf Flat.I, 3306; ríða þeir allir brott í kaup-manns gervi Flat. II, 12731; kraftr ergörvi hugar (= lat. virtus est animihabitus) Hom. 565.
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjörvi may be more accurately written as gjǫrvi.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᚱᚠᛁ
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:
- f.
- Feminin.
- lapp.
- lappisk.
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.
- p.
- Pagina, side.
- v.
- Verbum.