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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