Geldingr

Old Norse Dictionary - geldingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "geldingr"

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

Old Norse word geldingr can mean:geldingr

geldingr
m. a wether, Grág. i. 502, 503, Nj. 26, Ísl. ii. 330, Vm. 58–60, Sturl. i. 81, Band. 4, Rd. 299, Þorst. Stang. 51, passim; also in local names, Landn., Bs. geldinga-hús, n. a fold for wethers, Rd. 235.
geldingr
II. an eunuch, K. Á. 120, Al. 57, Stj. 195.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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