Bylgja
Old Norse Dictionary - bylgja
Meaning of Old Norse word "bylgja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bylgja
- u, f. [cp. Dan. bölge, Swed. bölja, akin to bólginn, belgr], a billow, Stj. 27, Fs. 142, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛚᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)