Gálga-gramr

Old Norse Dictionary - gálga-gramr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gálga-gramr" in English.

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

gálga-gramr: -valdr, m. the king, ruler of the gallows, poët. names of Odin, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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