geirs
Geirs is a term that appears in Norse and Scandinavian linguistic and cultural contexts, most commonly as a form related to the Old Norse word geirr, meaning spear. In Old Norse texts, geirr denotes a spear or spearhead, and the word occurs in descriptions of weapons as well as in kennings, where it functions as a weapon image within poetry and prose. The plural or inflected form geirs is found in some manuscript traditions, reflecting the ways the language encodes number and case in weapon terminology. Spears were among the most common weapons in the Viking Age, and references to geirr help scholars interpret battlefield scenes, weapon craftsmanship, and military logistics in saga literature.
In modern usage, geirr persists as a linguistic root in Scandinavian names and toponymy. The given name
Geirs thus sits at the intersection of linguistics, onomastics, and cultural history, illustrating how a single