Gaul

Old Norse Dictionary - gaul

Meaning of Old Norse word "gaul"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word gaul can mean:gaul

gaul
n. a lowing, bellowing, Fms. iii. 201, passim:—medic., garnagaul, ‘stomachus latrans.’
gaul
II. fem. a river in Norway, hence Gaular-dalr, m. the name of a county; Gaul-verjar, m. pl. the men from G.; Gaulverja-bær, m. a farm in Icel.; Gaul-verskr, adj., Landn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

medic.
medicine, medically.
n.
neuter.
trans.
transitive.
adj.
adjective.
fem.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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