Gleiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gleiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gleiðr" in English.

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

gleiðr: adj., neut. gleitt, [glíða, qs. líða, cp. gliðna], standing astraddle, with one’s legs wide apart. Sturl. ii. 106, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

neut.: neuter.

part.: participle.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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