Gassi

Old Norse Dictionary - gassi

Meaning of Old Norse word "gassi" in English.

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

gassi Old Norse word can mean:

gassi
a, m. a gander: metaph. a noisy fellow, a ‘goose,’ Gísl. 10. Band. 8 (in a verse), Karl. 474; g. ok glópr, El. 15.
gassi
COMPDS: gassaglæpr, gassaligr, gassaskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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