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.)