Gol-þorskr

Old Norse Dictionary - gol-þorskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gol-þorskr"

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

gol-þorskr
m. ‘yellow-cod,’ a cod-fish so called from its colour.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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