Gorvargr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gorvargr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gorvargr" in Norwegian.

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

gorvargr
gorvargr, m. Person som nedslagter og til-egner sig anden Mands Kvæg (jvf gsv.gorvarghær Vestg. 1 Orb. 9; gd. gor-nithing DGL. I, 300; gorniþingsverkSk. L. 9, 8 & A. Sunesons lat. Overs. s. 1806, hvilket der betegnes som enMands Gjerning, der saaledes med skarpeVaaben gjennemborer en andens Fæ, at ut uældær gor; ligesom der i Suderm.Bygning. 33: 2 tales om det Tilfælde, atnogen med Vilje stikker eller skyder andenMands Fæ swa at gorvndat warþer),Folkesprogets gortjuf (jvf gsv. gorþjuv-ær Vestg. 2 Þjuf. 16 jvf 58; Ostg.Vaþam. 32: pr. og gorkætta paa sidst-nævnte Sted). NL. II, 52313.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚮᚱᚠᛆᚱᚵᚱ
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.
gd.
gammeldansk.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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