Gleða

Old Norse Dictionary - gleða

Meaning of Old Norse word "gleða" in English.

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

gleða
u, f. [A. S. glida; Engl. glead; Scot. gled], a kite, Brest. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.
Scot.
Scottish.

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