Glingr

Old Norse Dictionary - glingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glingr" in English.

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

glingr: m. [A. S. gleng = showy things], a toy, FaS. iii. 219; barna-glingr, a child’s toy, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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