Gørr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gørr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gørr" in English.

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

gørr Old Icelandic word can mean:

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
e-t
eitthvat.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
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