Gala

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gala

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gala" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gala Old Icelandic word can mean:

gala
(gel; gól, gólum; galinn), v.
gala
1) to crow (of a cock), cry, scream;
gala
2) to sing, chant; g. galdra yfir e-m, to chant magic songs over one; afl gól hann Ásum, he chanted strength into the Æsir.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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