Gína
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gínaMeaning 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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