Gamban-

Old Norse Dictionary - gamban-

Meaning of Old Norse word "gamban-" in English.

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

gamban-
a dubious word, perh. costly; in A. S. poetry gamban occurs twice or thrice in an allit. phrase, gamban gyldan = to pay a fee (Grein): gamban-reiði, f. splendid gear (?), Skm. 33; gamban-sumbl, n. a sumptuous banquet, LS. 8; gamban-teinn, m. a staff, Skm. 32. These poems seem to be by one hand, and the word occurs nowhere else in the northern languageS.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
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