Gefjon

Old Norse Dictionary - gefjon

Meaning of Old Norse word "gefjon" in English.

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

gefjon
f. the name of the goddess, Yngl. S. ch. 1, Edda ch. 1; in the Middle Ages the Icel. used to render Diana by Gefjon, e. g. mikil er G. gyðja, great is the goddess Diana, 655 xvi. B, Acts xix. 28; hof Gefjonar = Lat. templum Dianas, Bret. 20 note, passim: rarely = Venus, Stj. 90, or = Minerva, Bret. 20:—name of a woman, Dropl. 36.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Yngl. S.
Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
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