Gandreið

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gandreið

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gandreið" in Norwegian.

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

gandreið: gandreið, f. Riden paa gand eller i Skik-kelse deraf (se gandr). Fm. III, 17613.Ved gandreið Fld. II, 13119 synes ment Troldkvinders Fart til trollaþings; HjaltiSkeggjason sagde, at det var gand-reið, som Hildiglúmr fik se, da han saa í vestrættina, og der syntes se hring okeldslit á ok í hringinum mann á grámhesti -, fór hann hart, hann hafðiloganda eldbrand í hendi, hann reiðsvá nær honum, at hann mátti gjörlasjá hann, hann var svartr sem bik,hann kvað vísu þessa með mikilliraust: -; þá þótti honum hann skjótabrandinum austr til fjallanna fyrir siko. s. v. Nj. 126.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᚿᚦᚱᚽᛁᚦ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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