Geil

Old Norse Dictionary - geil

Meaning of Old Norse word "geil" in English.

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

geil Old Norse word can mean:

geil: f. [cp. gil, a chasm]:—a narrow glen; geilar þær sem ganga fyrir framan Titlingshól, Vm. 156, Fms. viii. 409, Nj. 114, Gísl. 136; geilar þreyngar at ríða at bænum, Orkn. 450; gras-geilar, grassy ‘gills,’ Hrafn. 20; Hrossa-geilar, id.

geil: II. any narrow passage, e. g. a shaft through a hay-rick or the narrow lane between hay-ricks or houses.

geil: COMPDS: geilagarðr, geilagarðshlið.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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