Gauk-mánuðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gauk-mánuðrMeaning of Old Norse word "gauk-mánuðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gauk-mánuðr
- m. cuckoo-month, the first summer month, about the middle of April to the middle of May, Edda 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᚴ-ᛘᛅᚾᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)