Glóa

Old Norse Dictionary - glóa

Meaning of Old Norse word "glóa" in English.

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

glóa: að, [A. S. glowan; Engl. glow; Germ. glühen; etc.], to shine, glitter (of metals or bright things); er vápnin glóðu, Fagrsk. 138, BS. i. 348, Rb. 358; hón glóaði af gulli, Stj. 206, FaS. i. 333; hann glóar sem eldr, Hb. 544. 39: red-hot, járn-sía glóandi, a red-hot iron, Edda 61, FmS. viii. 8; glóandi hiti = Germ. glühend, Greg. 36: scalding hot, of broth or the like.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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