Gaukr
Old Norse Dictionary - gaukr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gaukr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gaukr can mean:gaukr
- gaukr
- m. [A. S. geâc; Scot. gowk], a cuckoo, Edda 79, GS. 7; hrossa-g., the horse cuckoo, a name given to the green sand-piper, because of its neighing cry.
- gaukr
- COMPDS: gaukmánuðr, gaukmessa, gaukþjór.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gs.
- Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)