Glys

Old Norse Dictionary - glys

Meaning of Old Norse word "glys" in English.

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

glys Old Norse word can mean:

glys: n. finery, and as a trade term millinery, Fms. vi. 263, x. 30, Barl. 6, Al. 34, Stj. 78, 188, passim; gull ok glys, Edda 220; kaupa glys, Fb. iii, 175; glys fjandans, Greg. 15; glys heimsins, Hallgr., Vídal.

glys: COMPDS: glysgjarn, glysligr, glysmang, glysmangari, glysmál, glysmáll, glyssamligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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