Gafl-hlað

Old Norse Dictionary - gafl-hlað

Meaning of Old Norse word "gafl-hlað" in English.

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

gafl-hlað
(gaflað, Nj. 203, 209, Orkn. 244). n. a gable-end, Gísl. 88: in pl. gaflhlöð, Orkn. 470; eystra g., 244; at húsendanum við gaflhlaðit, 450; gaflhlaðit hvárt-tveggja, Ísl. ii. 352; selit var gört um einn ás ok lá hann á gaflhlöðum, Ld. 280.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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