Gjós-æðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gjós-æðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjós-æðr"

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

gjós-æðr
f. a ‘gush-vein,’ an artery, Sturl. iii. 97.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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