Gildra
Old Norse Dictionary - gildra
Meaning of Old Norse word "gildra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gildra
- u, f. a trap, Gþl. 445. Niðrst. 3; sem melrakki í gildru, 4; vide knatt-gildra: gildru-merki, n. a trap mark, Gþl. 444: metaph., Fms. i. 221, ii. 48, vi. 145, Mar. 506.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)