gǫrr

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See also: gørr, and Gorr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Adjective

gǫrr (comparative gǫrvari, superlative gǫrvastr)

  1. ready, prepared
  2. skilled, accomplished

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ger
  • Old Swedish: gør, gior
  • Scots: gar, gare, gair

References

  • görr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.