Hafs-geil

Old Norse Dictionary - hafs-geil

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafs-geil" in English.

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

hafs-geil
f. a sea lane, i. e. a narrow strait, Stj. 287. Exod. xiv. 22, 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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