Gæla
Old Norse Dictionary - gæla
Meaning of Old Norse word "gæla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gæla
- (gœla), d, [gala, gól; Ulf. gôljan = χαίρειν], to comfort, soothe, appease; verð ek mik gæla af grimmum hug, Skv. 3. 9; þat gælir mik, Band.; gæla gjöfum ok fagrmæli, MSS. 4. 6; eigi mun hann gæla mega með sáttar-boðum, FmS. x. 221; gæla grættan, Sl. 26, (better than gala.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Sl.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)