Galeið

Old Norse Dictionary - galeið

Meaning of Old Norse word "galeið"

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

galeið
f. [a for. word; galea, galio, galeida, Du Gauge], a galiot, Fms. vi. 134, 168, vii. 78, 179, Ísl. ii. 394.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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