Geilagarðs-hlið

Old Norse Dictionary - geilagarðs-hlið

Meaning of Old Norse word "geilagarðs-hlið" in English.

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

geilagarðs-hlið
n. a gate in a fence, Sturl. ii. 247; skal geilar göra af mönnum (defile of men) heim at kirkjugarðs-hliði, Bs. i. 291: göra e-m geilar, a law phrase, to let (a thief) run the gauntlet, n. G. l. i. 253, passim; hafs-geil, the sea-lane, through which the host of Pharaoh passed, Stj. 287, cp. Exod. xiv. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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