Skyrtugjörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skyrtugjörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skyrtugjörð" (or skyrtugjǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

skyrtugjörð (skyrtugjǫrð)
skyrtugjörð, f. Forfærdigelse af Skjorte; þá mun ek láta gjöra þér skyrtu, sagðihón; þat er enn svá, sagði Oddr, atek á nógar skyrtur eðr skyrtugjörðir(þat er enn, segir hann, at ek á þærnógar; kost muntu eiga skyrtugörðar,segir hón, - Örv. 7410) Fld. II, 19820;nú skaltu kjósa þér laun fyri skyrtu-gjörðina Fld. II, 20226 (Örv. 8018).

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, skyrtugjörð may be more accurately written as skyrtugjǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛦᚱᛏᚢᚵᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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