Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gildir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 gildir

m., in poetry a payer, contributor, Lex. Poët.: a feaster, poët. the wolf that feasts in blood: a guild-brother, öld Ólafs gilda (gen. pl.), the host of St. Olave’s guild-brothers, Geisli 10; Hropts gildar, the champions of Odin, Hd.

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Runic Inscription

gildir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
gen.: genitive.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Hd.: Hús-drápa. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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