Gína

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gína

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gína" in English.

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

gína
(gin; gein, ginum; ginit), v. to gape, yawn (gínandi ú fr); g. yfir e-t, to take into one’s mouth; g. við agni, to gape in order to take the bait.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.

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