gǫrr

See also: gørr and Gorr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gerr, gørr, ᚴᛆᚱᚢᛧ (karuʀ)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garwaz.

Adjective

gǫrr (comparative gǫrvari, superlative gǫrvastr)

1. ready, prepared
2. skilled, accomplished

Declension

    Strong declension of gǫrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrr	gǫr	gǫrt
accusative	gǫrvan	gǫrva	gǫrt
dative	gǫrum	gǫrri	gǫru
genitive	gǫrs	gǫrrar	gǫrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvir	gǫrvar	gǫr
accusative	gǫrva	gǫrvar	gǫr
dative	gǫrum	gǫrum	gǫrum
genitive	gǫrra	gǫrra	gǫrra

    Weak declension of gǫrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvi	gǫrva	gǫrva
accusative	gǫrva	gǫru	gǫrva
dative	gǫrva	gǫru	gǫrva
genitive	gǫrva	gǫru	gǫrva
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫru	gǫru	gǫru
accusative	gǫru	gǫru	gǫru
dative	gǫrum	gǫrum	gǫrum
genitive	gǫru	gǫru	gǫru

    Declension of comparative of gǫrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvari	gǫrvari	gǫrvara
accusative	gǫrvara	gǫrvari	gǫrvara
dative	gǫrvara	gǫrvari	gǫrvara
genitive	gǫrvara	gǫrvari	gǫrvara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvari	gǫrvari	gǫrvari
accusative	gǫrvari	gǫrvari	gǫrvari
dative	gǫrurum	gǫrurum	gǫrurum
genitive	gǫrvari	gǫrvari	gǫrvari

    Strong declension of superlative of gǫrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvastr	gǫrust	gǫrvast
accusative	gǫrvastan	gǫrvasta	gǫrvast
dative	gǫrustum	gǫrvastri	gǫrustu
genitive	gǫrvasts	gǫrvastrar	gǫrvasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvastir	gǫrvastar	gǫrust
accusative	gǫrvasta	gǫrvastar	gǫrust
dative	gǫrustum	gǫrustum	gǫrustum
genitive	gǫrvastra	gǫrvastra	gǫrvastra

    Weak declension of superlative of gǫrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrvasti	gǫrvasta	gǫrvasta
accusative	gǫrvasta	gǫrustu	gǫrvasta
dative	gǫrvasta	gǫrustu	gǫrvasta
genitive	gǫrvasta	gǫrustu	gǫrvasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gǫrustu	gǫrustu	gǫrustu
accusative	gǫrustu	gǫrustu	gǫrustu
dative	gǫrustum	gǫrustum	gǫrustum
genitive	gǫrustu	gǫrustu	gǫrustu

Related terms

• gera, gǫrva
• gersemi
• harðgǫrr (“sturdily made”)

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.