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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