Andvara-gestr
Old Norse Dictionary - andvara-gestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "andvara-gestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- andvara-gestr
- m. an unwelcome guest, in the phrase, vera e-m a., Fbr. 7, 24 new Ed. (now freq.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏᚢᛅᚱᛅ-ᚴᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)