Gœða

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gœða Old Icelandic word can mean:

gœða

(-dds, -ddr), v.

gœða

1) to endow, enrich (g. e-n fé ok virðingu);

gœða

2) to increase; g. rás, ferð, to quicken the pace; g. róðrinn, to quicken the stroke, pull quicker; adding the prep. á; svá mikit gœddi þetta á, it increased so much, went to such a pitch; var þá nökkuru heimskari en áðr, ef á mátti g., sillier, if possible, than before.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦᛅ

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• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary