Gaddan
Old Norse Dictionary - gaddan
Meaning of Old Norse word "gaddan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gaddan
- n. a kind of head-gear, an απ. λεγ., Orkn. 304; perh. Gaelic.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛏᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)