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Note to Þul Sækonunga 2III

[6] Górr: Or Gorr. Probably the king mentioned in Hversu Nóregr byggðisk (Flat 1860-8, I, 22), where Górr is said to be the brother of Nórr (see Nóri, st. 4/4) and the son of king Þorri. The meaning of the name is uncertain, and it is not used in kennings. According to Björn Sigfússon (1934, 130), the word may mean ‘little shaver’ (cf. New Norw. gorre, ModSwed. dialects gårre, gurre ‘child’) or be related to gói (so ÍO: Górr; see Gœir in l. 1 above and Note there).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Flat 1860-8 = Gudbrand Vigfusson [Guðbrandur Vigfússon] and C. R. Unger, eds. 1860-8. Flateyjarbók. En samling af norske konge-sagaer med indskudte mindre fortællinger om begivenheder i og udenfor Norge samt annaler. 3 vols. Christiania (Oslo): Malling.
  3. ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
  4. Björn Sigfússon. 1934. ‘Names of Sea-Kings (heiti sækonunga)’. MP 32, 125-42.

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