Gæzla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gæzla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gæzla" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gæzla: gæzla, f. 1) Bevogtning, = varðveizla.Landsl. 2, 68; hann skyldi vera fyrir-maðr til gæzlu sveitanna vestr þar,ef nökkurr ófriðr væri görr af Norð-lendingum Sturl. II, 5018; hafa gæzluyfir sér Fm. VII, 18725; fela sik undirguðs gæzlu Barl. 871; kaupa gæzlu ákú Grg. I, 12927; hafa e-n í gæzluFm. XI, 24622. 2) Iagttagelse (jvfgæta 2); gæzla heilagra laga Kgs.1489. 16.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᛋᛚᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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