Gand-vík

Old Norse Dictionary - gand-vík

Meaning of Old Norse word "gand-vík" in English.

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

gand-vík
f. ‘Gand’ bay, i. e. Magic bay, the old name of the White Sea, for the Lapps were famous sorcerers.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.

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