Gemlir

Old Norse Dictionary - gemlir

Meaning of Old Norse word "gemlir" in English.

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

gemlir: m., poët. the old, an eagle, Lex. poët.: in mythol. names as Ör-g., cp. Germ. ur-alt, Edda, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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