Geig-orðr

Old Norse Dictionary - geig-orðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "geig-orðr" in English.

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

geig-orðr
adj. caustic, sarcastic, Nj. 38, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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