Gullinn

Old Norse Dictionary - gullinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "gullinn" in English.

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

gullinn Old Norse word can mean:

gullinn: adj. golden, hardly used save in poetry; gullnar töflur, Vsp. 60; gullin ker, Gm. 7; gullnum stóli á, seated in a golden chair, Hm. 105; of gullna sali, the golden halls, Fsm. 5; g. gunnfáni, Hkv. 2. 17; gullin simu, golden thrums, 1. 3 (the thrums of the Norns).

gullinn: COMPDS: gullinbursti, gullinhorni, gullinkambi, gullinstóla, gullintanni, gullintoppa.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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