Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GÓI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 GÓI

f. indecl., always so in old writers, (gœ, i. e. góe, Bs. i. 9, v. 1.), mod. góa, u, f.; the month Gói has thirty days, from the middle of February to the middle of March; for the mythical origin of this word vide Fb. i. 22, Edda 103, Landn. 154, 225, Rb. 48, 50, Ann. 1276, 1340, Bs. i. 9, Ó. H. 64:—in Icel. the names of the winter months Þorri and Góa are still very common.

2 GÓI

COMPDS: Góibeytlar, Góiblót, Góimánaðr, Góiþræll.

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Runic Inscription

GÓI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
decl.: declined.
f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
indecl.: indeclinable.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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