Nös-gás

Old Norse Dictionary - nös-gás

Meaning of Old Norse word "nös-gás" (or nǫs-gás)

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

nös-gás (nǫs-gás)
f. a kind of goose, Gsp.: mod. bles-önd = anas.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nös-gás may be more accurately written as nǫs-gás.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
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