Gálga-farmr

Old Norse Dictionary - gálga-farmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gálga-farmr"

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

gálga-farmr
m. load of the gallows, referring to the myth told in Hm. 139 sqq., of Odin hanging in the tree Vinga-meid or Ygg-drasil.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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