Gall

Old Norse Dictionary - gall

Meaning of Old Norse word "gall"

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

gall
n. [A. S. gealla; Engl. gall; Germ. galle; Dan. galde; Gr. χολή]:—gall, bile, Pr. 472–474, Fbr. 137: metaph. an acid drink, Anecd. 10; edik galli blandað, οξος μετα χολης, Matth. xxvii. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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