Gildra

Old Norse Dictionary - gildra

Meaning of Old Norse word "gildra" in English.

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

gildra: að, to trap, Gþl. 444: metaph. to contrive, g. til e-s, ef maðr gildrar til þess at vápn skuli sjálf falla á menn, Grág. ii. 117, Fms. ii. 294, vii. 202; g. til veiða, viii. 63, 80; g. svá til, at…, to contrive so, that…, Stj. 451, Þiðr. 242, Róm. 257.

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

Similar entries:

Gildra (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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