Gest-risni

Old Norse Dictionary - gest-risni

Meaning of Old Norse word "gest-risni" in English.

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

gest-risni
f. hospitality, 655 v. 2, Bs. i. 81, 830, Rom. xii. 13, Heb. xiii. 2, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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