Ginning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ginning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ginning

f. imposture, fraud, Fms. vi. 205, Ld. 322, Stj. 267: ginningar-fífl, m. a fool, one who runs a fool’s errand, Nj. 160; Gylfa-ginning, the Fooling of Gylfi, a part of the Edda, vide Edda Ub. the beginning.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
part: participle.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ub.: Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)

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