Gilja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gilja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gilja

að, [Ulf. gailjan = ευφραίνειν; Swed. gilja], to beguile a woman, Grett. 161, Krók. 64 (a pun), Bs. i. 238.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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