Gagl-bjartr
Old Norse Dictionary - gagl-bjartr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gagl-bjartr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gagl-bjartr
- adj. bright as a goose, an epithet of a lady, Akv. 39; the wild goose is here made to serve for a swan!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᛚ-ᛒᛁᛅᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)