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
u, f. a trap,l. 445. Niðrst. 3; sem melrakki í gildru, 4; vide knatt-gildra: gildru-merki, n. a trap mark,l. 444: metaph., Fms. i. 221, ii. 48, vi. 145, Mar. 506.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
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