Gagl-bjartr

Old Norse Dictionary - gagl-bjartr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gagl-bjartr" in English.

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

gagl-bjartr
adj. bright as a goose, an epithet of a lady, Akv. 39; the wild goose is here made to serve for a swan!

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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