Á-gauð
Old Norse Dictionary - á-gauð
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-gauð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-gauð
- f. [geyja á], barking, metaph. foul language, Gísl. 53; cp. þá geyr hón á þá, 139.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚴᛅᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)