Gægjask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gægjask

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gægjask

ð, dep. [gügsle, De Professor; Germ. gucken], to be all agog, to bend eagerly forward and peep, Eb. 272, Bárð. 171, Grett. 114, 148; g. yfir herðar e-m, Konr.: ok þá hann gægðisk þar inn, John xx. 5.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚴᛁᛅᛋᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dep.: deponent.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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