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.)