Gamall

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gamall

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gamall" in English.

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

gamall Old Icelandic word can mean:

gamall
(gömul, gamalt), a.
gamall
1) old;
gamall
á gamals aldri, in his old age;
gamall
opt er gott þat er gamlir kveða, old men’s sayings are often good;
gamall
2) old, aged, of a certain age;
gamall
hve ~ maðr ertu, how old art thou?
gamall
tólf vetra (gen.) ~, twelve years old.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛘᛅᛚᛚ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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