Galinn
Old Norse Dictionary - galinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "galinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- galinn
- prop. a part. from gala, enchanted, but used in the sense of mad, Fms. i. 44, vii. 187: frantic, Gísl. 138: voluptuous, sensual, Stj. 55; þú er galin í girnd sem svín, Úlf. 3. 57.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Úlf.
- Úlfars-rímur.