geiri

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See also: Geiri and geirí

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geiri, from Proto-Germanic *gaizô. Cognate with English gore.

Pronunciation

Noun

geiri m (genitive singular geira, nominative plural geirar)

  1. gore (wedge-shaped piece)
  2. sector, segment, section

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Noun

geiri

  1. indefinite dative singular of geirr