Gizki

Old Norse Dictionary - gizki

Meaning of Old Norse word "gizki" in English.

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

gizki Old Norse word can mean:

gizki
a, m. a kind of kerchief (of goal-skin?); hón horfði upp í fjallit ok veifði gizka eðr dúki, Fs. 59; síðan veifði hann gizka til fjalls ok tók þá af veðrit, 78:—mod. a scarecrow.
gizki
II. an island in Norway, Fms.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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