Gægjask

Old Norse Dictionary - gægjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "gægjask" in English.

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

gægjask: ð, dep. [gügsle, De Professor; Germ. gucken], to be all agog, to bend eagerly forward and peep, Eb. 272, Bárð. 171, Grett. 114, 148; g. yfir herðar e-m, Konr.: ok þá hann gægðisk þar inn, John xx. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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