Gjald
Old Norse Dictionary - gjaldMeaning of Old Norse word "gjald" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
gjald Old Norse word can mean:
- gjald
- n. [vide gildi]:
- gjald
- I. sing. tribute, payment; því er gjöf gjaldi betri, at …, n. G. L. i. 54; gjald þat er Finnar skyldu reiða, Eg. 67; seint gengr gjaldit, Fms. iv. 329; þá héldu bændr gjaldinu, they kept back the payment, vii. 302; beiddi nokkurra fresta um gjaldit, viii. 174; hann lagði gjald á borgina, Ó. H. 22.
- gjald
- II. usually in pL.; hann tók stór gjöld af sumum, Fms. i. 28; til gjalda ok til útgöngu, payment, Grág. i. 184; lýsti hann til gjalda ok útgreizlu, Nj. 15; stefna til tveðra gjalda, double payment, i. e. double the value, Grág. ii. 188; gjalda einum gjöldum, the actual value, 132; fullum gjöldum, Ó. H. 86: a fine, maðr á at taka gjöld um konu, Grág. i. 278; mann-gjöld, weregild.
- gjald
- 2. metaph. retribution; Drottinn sýndi hver gjöld koma munu fyrir ofstopa, 655 xxi. 3: rarely in sing., ella mun þér gjald at verða, thou shalt pay dear for it, Nj. 126:—freq. in eccL. use, synda-gjöld, illverka-gjöld, Pass. 32. 11: so in the phrase, góðra gjalda vert, ef …, i. e. one must even be thankful, if not …; ok góðra gjalda vert ef ekki eru drepnir sumir, SturL. iii. 266:—reward, compensation, in a good sense, æ sér gjöf til gjalda, gift calls for gift, GísL. 28.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- sing.
- singular.
- v.
- vide.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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