Gálg-nár

Old Norse Dictionary - gálg-nár

Meaning of Old Norse word "gálg-nár" in English.

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

gálg-nár
n. ‘gallows-carrion,’ the corpse of one hung in chains, a law phrase, Grág. ii. 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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