Gall-opnir

Old Norse Dictionary - gall-opnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "gall-opnir" in English.

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

gall-opnir: m., poët. a cock, Lex. poët.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛚ-ᚢᛒᚾᛁᚱ
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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