Haf-gerðingar
Old Norse Dictionary - haf-gerðingar
Meaning of Old Norse word "haf-gerðingar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- haf-gerðingar
- f. pl. ‘sea-fens,’ portentous waves mentioned by old sailors in the main between Iceland and America, described in Sks. 171, Bs. i. 483; hann fór til Grænalands ok hom í hafgerðingar, Landn. 319 (10th century), whence
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠ-ᚴᛁᚱᚦᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)