Gils-bakki

Old Norse Dictionary - gils-bakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "gils-bakki"

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

gils-bakki
a, in., prop. Gill-bank, a local name, Landn., whence

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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