Gæðska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gæðska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gæðska

and gæzka, u, f. goodness, kindness, mercy, Am. 100, Stj. 34, Fms. x. 280; engi frýr þér vits en meir ertú grunaðr um gæsku (better græzku, q. v.), Sturl. i. 105: grace, holiness, Bs. i. 63; tign ok gæzku, 65, Karl. 452; í réttlæti ok g., Stj. 54; esp. Guðs gæzka, the grace, mercy of God, eccl.: good things = gæði, Fms. vii. 285, x. 18, 418, Stj. 202, 203, 205, Sks. 181.

2 gæðska

COMPDS: gæzkufullr, gæzkulauss, gæzkusamligr, gæzkusemi.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛏᛋᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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