Gaddan

Old Norse Dictionary - gaddan

Meaning of Old Norse word "gaddan" in English.

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

gaddan
n. a kind of head-gear, an απ. λεγ., Orkn. 304; perh. Gaelic.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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