Gilda

Old Norse Dictionary - gilda

Meaning of Old Norse word "gilda" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gilda
t, to be worth so and so, only in mod. usage, esp. in metaph. and impers. phrases, mig gildir einu, I do not mind; láttu þig einu g., never mind: hvað sem gildir, at any price; hirt aldrei hvað sem gildir, at hætta á, ósatt mál, Pass. 13. 2.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
impers.
impersonal.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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