Gautr
Old Norse Dictionary - gautrMeaning of Old Norse word "gautr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gautr
- m., a poët. name of Odin, Vtkv., Edda; it seems to mean father, vide gjóta: poët. a man, sá ógæfunnar gautr, that hapless man, Hallgr.; váða-gautslegr, adj. miscreant-like.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
- Vtkv.
- Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)