GALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GALL

n. [A. S. gealla; Engl. gall; Germ. galle; Dan. galde; Gr. χολή]:—gall, bile, Pr. 472–474, Fbr. 137: metaph. an acid drink, Anecd. 10; edik galli blandað, οξος μετα χολης, Matth. xxvii. 34.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

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