GAURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GAURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GAURR

m. [Ulf. gaurs = sad], a rough, a ‘sad fellow,’ used in Kormak 240, but esp. freq. in old romances translated from French; seldom used in genuine old writers; in exclamations, gaurr! vándr g! etc., Flóv., Art., Str. passim, Fas. iii. 6. gaura-gangr, m. a gang of ruffians, Gísl. 53.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
transl: translation, translated.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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