Nös-gás
Old Norse Dictionary - nös-gásMeaning of Old Norse word "nös-gás" (or nǫs-gás) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nös-gás (nǫs-gás)
- f. a kind of goose, Gsp.: mod. bles-önd = anas.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nös-gás may be more accurately written as nǫs-gás.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛋ-ᚴᛅᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gsp.
- Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)