Gollr
Old Norse Dictionary - gollr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gollr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gollr
- m. [Old Engl. goll], the talon or claw of a hawk, esp. of artificial kind; in N. G. l. i. 242 a man has to return to the owner a goshawk if found astray with the goll fastened to him, but he may claim landnám, i. e. compensation for damages done on the land.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)