Gils-þröm

Old Norse Dictionary - gils-þröm

Meaning of Old Norse word "gils-þröm" (or gils-þrǫm)

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

gils-þröm (gils-þrǫm)
f. the edge of a gill, Ld. 218, Dropl. 23, Grett. 111.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gils-þröm may be more accurately written as gils-þrǫm.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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