Gás

Old Norse Dictionary - gás

Meaning of Old Norse word "gás" in English.

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

gás Old Norse word can mean:

gás
f., gen. gásar, nom. pl. gæss, acc. gæs, mod. nom. gæs, gæsar, pl. gæsir, gæsa, gæsum, keeping the æ through all cases: [Dan. gaas, pl. gjæs; A. S. gôs, pl. gês or gees; Engl. goose, pl. geese; O. H. G. ganzo; Germ. gans, pl. gänse; cp. Lat. anser, dropping the initial; Gr. χήν]:—a goose, Grág. ii. 346, 347, n. G. l. i. 211 (JS. 78), Korm, 206, Ó. H. 86, Gkv. 1. 16; heim-g., a tame goose; grá-g., a ‘grey goose,’ wild goose; brand-g., q. v.
gás
COMPDS: gásafiðri, gæsafjaðrir.
gás
2. gás, cunnus, FmS. xi. 52.
gás
II. Gásir, f. pl. the local name of a harbour in Icel., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
nom.
nominative.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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