Gagl-viðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gagl-viðr

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

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

gagl-viðr
m. an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 34; explained by the commentators, a forest where there are wild geese, but perhaps better as the name of a plant, the sweet gale or bog-myrtle.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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