Glíra

Old Norse Dictionary - glíra

Meaning of Old Norse word "glíra" in English.

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

glíra: u, f. [cp. glire = to blink with the eyes, Ivar Aasen], in a nickname in Vápn., Glíru-Halli.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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