Gauð

Old Norse Dictionary - gauð

Meaning of Old Norse word "gauð" in English.

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

gauð Old Norse word can mean:

gauð
f. [geyja], a barking, Rb. 346; hunda-gauð né ulfa-þytr, Post. 645. 73.
gauð
II. neut. a poltroon, Bb. 3. 47.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
neut.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
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