Gífr-liga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gífr-liga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gífr-liga

adv. savagely; láta gífrliga, Sturl. ii. 238, Fas. ii. 424 (of a dog): mod. exorbitantly.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚠᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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