Geirsíl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geirsíl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geirsíl" in Norwegian.

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

geirsíl
geirsíl, f.? Folkesprogets Nebbesil, somefter Aasen 530 a50 jvf Strøms Beskriv.over Søndmør I, 2974 fg skal være densamme Fisk, som ellers kaldes Horngjæla,(Esox belone), hvilken efter OlafsensReise S. 305 skal være den samme sompaa Island kaldes geirnefr? Ved Nebbesileller Nebbesild skal dog ogsaa betegnesen anden Fiskeart, nemlig de saakaldte Sønaale, se Strøm l. c. og J. A. Krogh Efterretninger om Provstiet Nord-fjord i Topografisk-statistiske Sam-linger II, 174.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛁᚱᛋᛁᛚ
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.
f.
Feminin.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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