Gífr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gífrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gífr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
gífr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- gífr
- I)
- gífr
- n. witch, hag.
- gífr
- II)
- gífr
- a. poet. bloodthirsty, savage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚠᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
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