Geisla
Old Norse Dictionary - geisla
Meaning of Old Norse word "geisla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geisla
- að, to shed rays, Sks. 206, Fms. iii. 51, v. 341, Sl. 42; geislaði af meyjunni, it beamed from the maid, she shed rays of light, Mar. 618: metaph. to shed, Magn. 428.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sl.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)