Gista

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gista

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gista" in English.

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

gista
(-sta, -st), v. to pass the night (g. at e-s, at or á e-m stað); g. e-n, to spend a night with one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛋᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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