Gull-hlað

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-hlað

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-hlað" in English.

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

gull-hlað: or gull-lað, n. gold lace, esp. to tie up the hair with, Nj. 35, Ld. 272, Hkr. ii. 28, Orkn. 370; altara-klæði með gullhlöðum, Vm. 26; kross með gullhlað, altaris-dúkr ok er þar á g., höfuðlín með g., 36; altara-klæði fjögr ok á einu stórt g., 54.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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