GAUTAR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GAUTAR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GAUTAR

m. pl. a Scandin. people in western Sweden, called in A. S. Geâtes, and to be distinguished from Gotar, Goths; hence Gaut-land, n. the land of the Gauts; Gaut-Elfr, f. the river Gotha, the ‘Elbe of the Gauts;’ Gauta-sker, n. pl. the Skerries of the north-western coast of Sweden; cp. also the mod. Göteborg, Ó. H., Fms., passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚢᛏᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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