Gums
Old Norse Dictionary - gums
Meaning of Old Norse word "gums"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gums
- n. [cp. Swed. gumse = a ram], mockery, raillery, Nj. 220.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)