Hé-gilja
Old Norse Dictionary - hé-giljaMeaning 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.