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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