Geir-fugl
Old Norse Dictionary - geir-fugl
Meaning of Old Norse word "geir-fugl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geir-fugl
- m. alca impennis, Edda (Gl.); hence Geirfugla-sker, n. a local name in Icel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚱ-ᚠᚢᚴᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)