Browse by Letter
Language
Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gagl-viðr

Back to Letter G
Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 gagl-viðr

m. an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 34; explained by the commentators, a forest where there are wild geese, but perhaps better as the name of a plant, the sweet gale or bog-myrtle.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

gagl-viðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
p.
page.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

View All Sources →