Gang-leri

Old Norse Dictionary - gang-leri

Meaning of Old Norse word "gang-leri" in English.

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

gang-leri
a, m. obsolete, except as a pr. name of the mythical wanderer Edda; in Scot. still found as an appell. in the true sense, a gangrel = stroller, vagabond.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pr.
proper, properly.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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