Orð-gífr
Old Norse Dictionary - orð-gífr
Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-gífr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orð-gífr
- f. a ‘word-hag,’ a sharp-tongued woman, Nj. 49.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦ-ᚴᛁᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)