Gæzla
Old Norse Dictionary - gæzla
Meaning of Old Norse word "gæzla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gæzla can mean:gæzla
- gæzla
- u, f. watch, keeping, Grág. i. 147, Fms. xi. 246; svína-g., tending swine, Fs. 71: metaph., Fms. vii. 187, Sks. 675.
- gæzla
- COMPDS: gæzluengill, gæzlukerling, gæzlulauss, gæzluleysi, gæzlumaðr, gæzlusótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)