Gæla

Old Norse Dictionary - gæla

Meaning of Old Norse word "gæla" in English.

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

gæla
(gœla), d, [gala, gól; Ulf. gôljan = χαίρειν], to comfort, soothe, appease; verð ek mik gæla af grimmum hug, Skv. 3. 9; þat gælir mik, Band.; gæla gjöfum ok fagrmæli, MSS. 4. 6; eigi mun hann gæla mega með sáttar-boðum, FmS. x. 221; gæla grættan, Sl. 26, (better than gala.)

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sl.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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