Gemlir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gemlir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gemlir

m., poët. the old, an eagle, Lex. Poët.: in mythol. names as Ör-g., cp. Germ. ur-alt, Edda, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛘᛚᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mythol
mythology, mythological.
mythol.
mythology, mythological.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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