Girskr

Old Norse Dictionary - girskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "girskr" in English.

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

girskr Old Norse word can mean:

girskr
adj. Greek, Skálda 160, Greg. 75, K. Þ. K. 74, Fms. vi. passim; mod. Grískr: Girska, u, f. the Greek language, Stj. 70, Fms. vii. 96, Skálda 160 passim.
girskr
II. = Gerzkr, i. e. from Garðar, Russian, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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