Gagna-höld

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gagna-höld

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gagna-höld (gagna-hǫld)

n. pl. a holding back of proofs, evidence, Grág. ii. 273.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚴᚾᛅ-ᚼᚢᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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