Gjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gjóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjóðr" in English.

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

gjóðr
m. [gjo, Ivar Aasen], (a bird, falco haliaetus, Edda (Gl.), Stj. 316, Róm. 382, Þiðr. 93.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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