Á-gauð

Old Norse Dictionary - á-gauð

Meaning of Old Norse word "á-gauð" in English.

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

á-gauð
f. [geyja á], barking, metaph. foul language, Gísl. 53; cp. þá geyr hón á þá, 139.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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