Geig-orðr
Old Norse Dictionary - geig-orðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "geig-orðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geig-orðr
- adj. caustic, sarcastic, Nj. 38, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚴ-ᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)