Gjaf-stóll

Old Norse Dictionary - gjaf-stóll

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjaf-stóll" in English.

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

gjaf-stóll
n., poet, a throne, Lex. Poët., cp. A. S. gifstol.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

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