gestur

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiz), from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛstʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ
• Homophone: Gestur

gestur m (genitive singular gests, plural gestir)

1. guest

• (guest): vertur

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (gastiz), from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛstʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

  Homophone: Gestur

gestur m (genitive singular gests, nominative plural gestir)

1. guest
   • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)

     Gefendur heilir!

     Gestur er inn kominn!

     hvar skal sitja sjá?

     Mjög er bráður

     sá er á bröndum skal

     síns um freista frama.

     Hail to the giver! | a guest has come;

     Where shall the stranger sit?

     Swift shall he be who, | with swords shall try

     The proof of his might to make.

2. visitor

• (guest): gestgjafi