Glæða

Old Norse Dictionary - glæða

Meaning of Old Norse word "glæða" in English.

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

glæða: dd, [glóð], to sparkle; sá þeir at glæddi ór forsinum, Gullþ. 9: in mod. trans., esp. in eccl. writers, to kindle.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

trans.: transitive.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

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