Hé-gilja

Old Norse Dictionary - hé-gilja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hé-gilja" in English.

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

hé-gilja
(or hé-gylja), u, f. a ‘vain song,’ nonsense, tittle-tattle, = Lat. nugae; þeir tala drambsöm orð hégyljunnar, 2 Pet. ii. 18.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Lat.
Latin.

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