Galli

Old Norse Dictionary - galli

Meaning of Old Norse word "galli" in English.

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

galli Old Norse word can mean:

galli: a, m. [cp. Swed. gall = barren], a fault, flaw, drawback, Hm. 134, freq. in mod. usage (ár-galli, q. v.); hence galla-lauss, adj. faultless, Hom. (St.) 64, 72: gallaðr, part. vicious, guileful.

galli: II. a nickname, BS. i. Laur. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Laur. S.: Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)

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