Girni
Old Norse Dictionary - girni
Meaning of Old Norse word "girni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- girni
- f. = girnd, [Ulf. gairnei], yearning, desire, esp. in compds, metorða-g., drottnunar-g., ambition; fé-g., avarice; heipt-g., spite; á-girni, q. v.; sín-g., selfishness; eigin-g., id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.