Gaul

Old Norse Dictionary - gaul

Meaning of Old Norse word "gaul" in English.

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

gaul Old Norse word can mean:

gaul: n. a lowing, bellowing, Fms. iii. 201, passim:—medic., garnagaul, ‘stomachus latrans.’

gaul: II. fem. a river in Norway, hence Gaular-dalr, m. the name of a county; Gaul-verjar, m. pl. the men from G.; Gaulverja-bær, m. a farm in Icel.; Gaul-verskr, adj., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

medic.: medicine, medically.

n.: neuter.

trans.: transitive.

adj.: adjective.

fem.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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