Gala

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gala

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gala" in Norwegian.

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

gala: gala, v. (gel, gól, galinn) 1) skrige, tude,hyle, gale; om Hane: Vsp. 34 fg (NFkv.7 b16); Stj. 2085; Krage: Hm. 84 (85);Hund: Vegt. 3; Storm: galandi land-nyrðingr Bp. II, 4915; sjá galandinn Bp.II, 10825; Menneske: fór Ólafr þá í brottok gólu þeir eptir í staðnum dvs. de kundeikke indhente ham, men kun skrige efter ham (jvf blístra í spor e-s), OHm. 1728;gala at um e-t við e-n dvs. begjære noget (= skora á e-n) Flat. I, 1826(Fm. XI, 113); Post. 84735. 2) synge (i Besynderlighed Trylleformularer); hljóða-menn þeir, er vanir eru at hvæsaat höggormum eða gala til gorunargaldrs Heilag. II, 55018; gala galdrSE. I, 27618; Hm. 153 (152). 161 (160);Oddr. 8 (7); Grág. 5 fg. 15. 3) ved galdr eller ved sin Tale paaføre ennoget (e-m e-t); afl gól hann ÁsumHm. 161 (160); hraðmælt tunga optsér ógótt um gelr Hm. 28 (29); jvfLok. 31. 4) fortrylle, se galinn. 5) =gœla (hvilket er optaget som Rettelse NFkv.) Sól. 26.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᛚᛆ
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:

fg.: følgende.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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