Genja
Old Norse Dictionary - genjaMeaning of Old Norse word "genja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- genja
- u, f. [gana], an απ. λεγ.: poët. an axe, Edda (Gl.): the name of a ship, Branda-genja, Sturl. ii. 166: the nickname of a woman, id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)