Garn
Old Norse Dictionary - garn
Meaning of Old Norse word "garn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word garn can mean:garn
- garn
- n. [A. S. gearn; Engl. yarn; Dan.-Swed. garn]; spinna gam, to spin yarn, Eb. 92; ek hefi spunnit tólf álna gam, I have spun yarn for a twelve ells web, Ld. 224; lín ok gam, JS. 78; silki-garn, silk yarn; tvinna-garn, twine yarn, twisted yarn; opp. to ein-gerni, q. v.
- garn
- II. the warp, opp. to vipt, the weft, Nj. 275.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚾ
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.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)