Gætti

Old Norse Dictionary - gætti

Meaning of Old Norse word "gætti"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gætti
n. pl. [gátt], door-posts, Rm. 2, Fms. ii. 161, Ó. H. 154, Fas. iii. 20; dyri-g., q. v. gætti-tré, f. a door-sill, n. G. l. i. 38.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛏᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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