Glýja

Old Norse Dictionary - glýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "glýja" in English.

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

glýja Old Norse word can mean:

glýja: 1. u, f. dazzling from whiteness. glýju-skin, n. dazzling light.

glýja: 2. að, to be gleeful, Hðm. 7. glýjaðr, part. gleeful, Vsp. 39; fá-glyjaðr, dismal, Eyvind.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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