Gæzla

Old Norse Dictionary - gæzla

Meaning of Old Norse word "gæzla" in English.

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

gæzla Old Norse word can mean:

gæzla
u, f. watch, keeping, Grág. i. 147, Fms. xi. 246; svína-g., tending swine, Fs. 71: metaph., Fms. vii. 187, Sks. 675.
gæzla
COMPDS: gæzluengill, gæzlukerling, gæzlulauss, gæzluleysi, gæzlumaðr, gæzlusótt.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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