GÓLF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GÓLF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GÓLF

n. [Dan. gulv; Swed. golf], a floor, Vþm. 9, 11, 13, Nj. 2, Eg. 217, Fms. vi. 365, passim; kona liggr á gólfi, to be in childbirth; stein-gólf, a stone floor; fjala-gólf, a deal floor: gólf-stokkar, m. pl. floor beams, Eg. 90; gólf-þili, n. floor deals, Eg. 236, Hkr. i. 17, Hom. 95.

2 GÓLF

2. an apartment, Edda 2, Stj. 56, Dipl. v. 18, Gm. 24, Clar. 134, Mar.; this sense, which is more rare, is preserved in the Icel. staf-gólf, a room formed by a partition, an apartment; a room is divided into two, three, or more stafgólf.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
part
participle.
pl.
plural.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Clar.
Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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