Freys-gyðlingar

Old Norse Dictionary - freys-gyðlingar

Meaning of Old Norse word "freys-gyðlingar"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

freys-gyðlingar
m. pl. priests or worshippers of Frey, the name of a family in the south-east of Icel., Landn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᚢᛋ-ᚴᚢᚦᛚᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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