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Gizki

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2 definitions

1 gizki

a, m. a kind of kerchief (of goal-skin?); hón horfði upp í fjallit ok veifði gizka eðr dúki, Fs. 59; síðan veifði hann gizka til fjalls ok tók þá af veðrit, 78:—mod. a scarecrow.

2 gizki

II. an island in Norway, Fms.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

gizki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gizki" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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