Gagl-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gagl-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚴᛚ-ᚢᛁᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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