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.)