Definitions
Definitions
1 gest-feðri
and gest-feðrungr, m. a law term, defined in N. G. L. i. 209, ch. 5; a man who dies leaving no heirs and whose property lapses partly to the king and partly to the owner or landlord of the house in which he dies (or to the captain if he dies on board ship), N. G. L. i. 208, 209, Js. 74.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
gest-feðri
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gest-feðri" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).