Galgtré

Old Norwegian Dictionary - galgtré

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "galgtré" in Norwegian.

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

galgtré: galgtré, n. Træ som bruges, tjener tilGalge, = galgatré; þar vóru reistgalgtré, ok er Þ. sér galgann -, þá- Mork. 1352; jvf Fsk. 2272; er uppreið galgtréit, þá var Þórir svá þungr,at sundr slitnaði halsinn Fsk. 22724.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᛚᚵᛏᚱᚽ
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:

n.: Neutrum.