Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gullinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 gullinn

adj. golden, hardly used save in poetry; gullnar töflur, Vsp. 60; gullin ker, Gm. 7; gullnum stóli á, seated in a golden chair, Hm. 105; of gullna sali, the golden halls, Fsm. 5; g. gunnfáni, Hkv. 2. 17; gullin simu, golden thrums, 1. 3 (the thrums of the Norns).

2 gullinn

COMPDS: gullinbursti, gullinhorni, gullinkambi, gullinstóla, gullintanni, gullintoppa.

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Runic Inscription

gullinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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