Gætr
Old Norse Dictionary - gætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gætr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gætr can mean:gætr
- gætr
- 1. adj. good, Sks. 633 B; á-gætr, good; fá-gaetr, rare; nær-gætr.
- gætr
- 2. f. pl. [from gát, q. v.], in the phrase, gefa gætr at e-u, to mind a thing, heed, Ld. 204, Hkr. iii. 203.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)