Geiri

Old Norse Dictionary - geiri

Meaning of Old Norse word "geiri" in English.

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

geiri Old Norse word can mean:

geiri: a, m. [Engl. goar or gore; Germ. gebre], a goar or triangular strip, Orkn. 374 (in a verse), freq.; land-g., a goar of land; gras-geirar, grass strips among rocks; set-g., a goar let into breeches.

geiri: II. a pr. name, Landn.

geiri: III. fire, poët., Edda (gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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