Gumsa

Old Norse Dictionary - gumsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gumsa"

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

gumsa
að, to mock; g. ok spotta e-n. Glúm. 327; gapa þeir upp ok gumsa hart, ok geyma varla sín, Sörla R. i. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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