Gildir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gildir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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