Gilja
Old Norse Dictionary - gilja
Meaning of Old Norse word "gilja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gilja
- að, [Ulf. gailjan = ευφραίνειν; Swed. gilja], to beguile a woman, Grett. 161, Krók. 64 (a pun), Bs. i. 238.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)