Ár-gali

Old Norse Dictionary - ár-gali

Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-gali" in English.

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

ár-gali
a, m. ‘the early crying,’ i. e. perh. chanticleer, used in the proverb eldist árgalinn nú, of king Harold, Fms. vi. 251.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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