Gelda
Old Norse Dictionary - gelda
Meaning of Old Norse word "gelda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gelda can mean:gelda
- gelda
- d, mod. t, [root in Goth. gilþa = a sickle], to geld, Grág. i. 301, Edda 149 (pref.), Sturl. ii. 69, 181, Fms. vii. 185, Hkv. 1. 39.
- gelda
- II. part. geldr (geltr), Hkv. Hjörv. 20.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pref.
- preface.
- v.
- vide.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Hkv. Hjörv.
- Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)