Gilja

Old Norse Dictionary - gilja

Meaning of Old Norse word "gilja" in English.

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

gilja
að, [Ulf. gailjan = ευφραίνειν; Swed. gilja], to beguile a woman, Grett. 161, Krók. 64 (a pun), Bs. i. 238.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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