Gaurr

Old Norse Dictionary - gaurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gaurr" in English.

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

gaurr: m. [Ulf. gaurs = sad], a rough, a ‘sad fellow,’ used in Kormak 240, but esp. freq. in old romances translated from French; seldom used in genuine old writers; in exclamations, gaurr! vándr g! etc., Flóv., Art., Str. passim, Fas. iii. 6. gaura-gangr, m. a gang of ruffians, Gísl. 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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