Gleði-söngvar

Old Norse Dictionary - gleði-söngvar

Meaning of Old Norse word "gleði-söngvar" (or gleði-sǫngvar) in English.

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

gleði-söngvar (gleði-sǫngvar)
m. pl. glad songs, hymns, Stj. 50.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gleði-söngvar may be more accurately written as gleði-sǫngvar.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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