Gagna-höld
Old Norse Dictionary - gagna-höld
Meaning of Old Norse word "gagna-höld" (or gagna-hǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gagna-höld (gagna-hǫld)
- n. pl. a holding back of proofs, evidence, Grág. ii. 273.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gagna-höld may be more accurately written as gagna-hǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚴᚾᛅ-ᚼᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)