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Gálga-farmr

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1 gálga-farmr

m. load of the gallows, referring to the myth told in Hm. 139 sqq., of Odin hanging in the tree Vinga-meid or Ygg-drasil.
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gálga-farmr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gálga-farmr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

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Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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