Gassi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gassi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gassi

a, m. a gander: metaph. a noisy fellow, a ‘goose,’ Gísl. 10. Band. 8 (in a verse), Karl. 474; g. ok glópr, El. 15.

2 gassi

COMPDS: gassaglæpr, gassaligr, gassaskapr.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛋᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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