Gestr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gestr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gestr" in English.

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

gestr Old Icelandic word can mean:

gestr
(-s, -ir), m.
gestr
1) guest;
gestr
2) a royal retainer of inferior rank.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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