Gálga-farmr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gálga-farmr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gálga-farmr

m. load of the gallows, referring to the myth told in Hm. 139 sqq., of Odin hanging in the tree Vinga-meid or Ygg-drasil.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛚᚴᛅ-ᚠᛅᚱᛘᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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