Görr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - görr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "görr" in English.

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

görr Old Icelandic word can mean:

görr
(acc. görvan), a. and pp.
görr
1) skilled, accomplished (vel at sér g.); leggja görva hönd á e-t, to to be an adept, a master in a thing;
görr
2) ready, willing (g. gull at bjóða). with gen., g. ills hugar, prone to evil skulut þess görvir, be ready for that!
görr
3) svá gört, so done, so; verða menn þat svá gört at hafa, it must be so at svá görvu, this being the case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
e-t
eitthvat.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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