Gylfi

Old Norse Dictionary - gylfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "gylfi" in English.

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

gylfi
a, m. the mythol. king. Gylfa-ginning, f. the Delusion of Gylfi, name of the mythol. tales of the Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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