Gerr

Old Norse Dictionary - gerr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gerr"

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

gerr
adj. [akin to gjarn, q. v.], greedy; eigi ofdrykkju-maðr né ákafliga gerr, 686 B. 2, 1 Tim. iii. 8: gluttonous, opp. to neyzlu-grannr, freq. in mod. usage.

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
opp.
opposed.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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