Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gleði-vist

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 gleði-vist

f. a merry sojourn, Lv. 75.—Gleði in the sense of Lat. gaudium is freq. in mod. use, but old writers prefer fögnuðr in the abstract sense; ó-gleði, sadness, despondency, Lv. 75: medic. ailment, cp. the phrase e-m er óglatt, one is ailing.

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Runic Inscription

gleði-vist

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gleði-vist" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
esp: especially.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
medic.: medicinally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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