Haf-gerðingar

Old Norse Dictionary - haf-gerðingar

Meaning of Old Norse word "haf-gerðingar" in English.

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

haf-gerðingar
f. pl. ‘sea-fens,’ portentous waves mentioned by old sailors in the main between Iceland and America, described in Sks. 171, Bs. i. 483; hann fór til Grænalands ok hom í hafgerðingar, Landn. 319 (10th century), whence

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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