Glettinn

Old Norse Dictionary - glettinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "glettinn" in English.

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

glettinn
adj. (glettni, glettun), bantering, Sturl. i. 69 C. gletunar-maðr, m., engi g., not a man to be trifled with, Nj. 105.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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