Girskr
Old Norse Dictionary - girskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "girskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word girskr can mean:girskr
- girskr
- adj. Greek, Skálda 160, Greg. 75, K. Þ. K. 74, Fms. vi. passim; mod. Grískr: Girska, u, f. the Greek language, Stj. 70, Fms. vii. 96, Skálda 160 passim.
- girskr
- II. = Gerzkr, i. e. from Garðar, Russian, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- i. e.
- id est.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)