Glita

Old Norse Dictionary - glita

Meaning of Old Norse word "glita" in English.

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

glita
að, [Ulf. glitmunjan = στίλβειν, Mark ix. 3; Hel. glitan; O. H. G. glizan]:—to glitter, Fms. viii. 350 (v. l.), ix. 301, Sturl. i. 21 (in a verse); glitar á vápnin, Karl. 254.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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