Gjald-gengr

Old Norse Dictionary - gjald-gengr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjald-gengr" in English.

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

gjald-gengr
adj. taken in payment, Grág. i. 502, Fms. v. 346.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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