GEIL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GEIL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GEIL

f. [cp. gil, a chasm]:—a narrow glen; geilar þær sem ganga fyrir framan Titlingshól, Vm. 156, Fms. viii. 409, Nj. 114, Gísl. 136; geilar þreyngar at ríða at bænum, Orkn. 450; gras-geilar, grassy ‘gills,’ Hrafn. 20; Hrossa-geilar, id.

2 GEIL

II. any narrow passage, e. g. a shaft through a hay-rick or the narrow lane between hay-ricks or houses.

3 GEIL

COMPDS: geilagarðr, geilagarðshlið.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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