Gauð
Old Norse Dictionary - gauð
Meaning of Old Norse word "gauð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gauð can mean:gauð
- gauð
- f. [geyja], a barking, Rb. 346; hunda-gauð né ulfa-þytr, Post. 645. 73.
- gauð
- II. neut. a poltroon, Bb. 3. 47.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.