Gylla

Old Norse Dictionary - gylla

Meaning of Old Norse word "gylla" in English.

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

gylla: ð or t, [gull], to gild, Nj. 123, 125, Hkr. ii. 32, Fms. x. 320, xi. 128, Stj. 306; gylla hóli, to flatter, Finnb. 340, Fms. iv. 103; metaph. of the sun’s rays, Bb. 2. 30: part. gyldr, golden, Fs. 90, 122.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

part.: participle.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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