Gæðska

Old Norse Dictionary - gæðska

Meaning of Old Norse word "gæðska" in English.

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

gæðska Old Norse word can mean:

gæðska
and gæzka, u, f. goodness, kindness, mercy, Am. 100, Stj. 34, Fms. x. 280; engi frýr þér vits en meir ertú grunaðr um gæsku (better græzku, q. v.), Sturl. i. 105: grace, holiness, Bs. i. 63; tign ok gæzku, 65, Karl. 452; í réttlæti ok g., Stj. 54; esp. Guðs gæzka, the grace, mercy of God, eccl.: good things = gæði, Fms. vii. 285, x. 18, 418, Stj. 202, 203, 205, Sks. 181.
gæðska
COMPDS: gæzkufullr, gæzkulauss, gæzkusamligr, gæzkusemi.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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