Gull-smiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-smiðr

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

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

gull-smiðr
m. (pl. gollsmiðar, 655 ii. 7), a goldsmith, Fms. ii. 129, xi. 427, Bs, i. 134: a gold-beetle, lady-bird (opp. to járnsmiðr, a black beetle).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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