Gárungr
Old Norse Dictionary - gárungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gárungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gárungr
- m. a buffoon, Grett. 144 A, Sturl. i. 172, Stj. 424. Ruth iii. 10 (young men); gárungs-háttr, m. buffoonery, Bb. 3. 49.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚢᚾᚴᚱ
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:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)