Gagl-viðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gagl-viðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gagl-viðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gagl-viðr
- m. an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 34; explained by the commentators, a forest where there are wild geese, but perhaps better as the name of a plant, the sweet gale or bog-myrtle.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᛚ-ᚢᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)