Horn-gæla

Old Norse Dictionary - horn-gæla

Meaning of Old Norse word "horn-gæla" in English.

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

horn-gæla
u, f. a kind of fish, esox belone, Dan. horngjæle, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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