Holdgast

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

holdgast

(að), v. refl. to take flesh.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏᚴᛅᛋᛏ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary