Hrot-gás
Old Norse Dictionary - hrot-gás
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrot-gás"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrot-gás
- f. [Dan. rodgaas; Norse rotgaas; Orkn. rood-goose]:—a barnacle-goose, Edda (Gl.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᛏ-ᚴᛅᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)