Geir-fugl

Old Norse Dictionary - geir-fugl

Meaning of Old Norse word "geir-fugl" in English.

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

geir-fugl
m. alca impennis, Edda (Gl.); hence Geirfugla-sker, n. a local name in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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