Laufgask

Old Norse Dictionary - laufgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "laufgask" in English.

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

laufgask: að, dep. to be leafy, Skálda 200: part. laufgaðr, leaved, Bær. 15, Barl. 149, Pass.: metaph., laufgaðr hjálmr, El.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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