Glýja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Glýja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 glýja

1. u, f. dazzling from whiteness. glýju-skin, n. dazzling light.

2 glýja

2. að, to be gleeful, Hðm. 7. glýjaðr, part. gleeful, Vsp. 39; fá-glyjaðr, dismal, Eyvind.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᚢᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors

Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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