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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