Geirlaukr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geirlaukr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geirlaukr" in Norwegian.

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

geirlaukr: geirlaukr, m. Hvidløg, allium, sativum L.(ags. gárleac, gearleac, eng. garlick),svá var mínn Sigurðr hjá sonum Gjúkasem væri geirlaukr or grasi vaxinnGuðr. 1, 18 (jvf Völs. 16218 (c. 23)og Folkevisens: lauken er de yppastegras i skogjen Landstad n. Folke- viscr s. 6333); som Person eller Øge- navn: Ronnogg Gæilauksdóttir EJb.448 jvf 5618.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛁᚱᛚᛆᚢᚴᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

eng.: engels.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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