Hé-gilja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hé-gilja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hé-gilja

(or hé-gylja), u, f. a ‘vain song,’ nonsense, tittle-tattle, = Lat. nugae; þeir tala drambsöm orð hégyljunnar, 2 Pet. ii. 18.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁ-ᚴᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.

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