Gams

Old Norse Dictionary - gams

Meaning of Old Norse word "gams" in English.

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

gams
n. busks (?), in the phrase, snapa gams, to get nothing, Jón Þorl. i. 343, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Jón Þorl.
Jón Þorláksson.
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