Geitungr
Old Norse Dictionary - geitungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "geitungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geitungr
- m. [Swed. geting; Dan. geding], a wasp; in Edda (Gl.) wrongly rendered as a bird.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)