Gargan

Old Norse Dictionary - gargan

Meaning of Old Norse word "gargan" in English.

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

gargan: n. a serpent, Edda (Gl.); a nickname, Sturl. ii. 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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