Gjald-keri
Old Norse Dictionary - gjald-keri
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjald-keri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjald-keri
- or gjald-kyri, a, m. the king’s rent-master or steward, n. G. L. i. 311, 335, Fms. vi. 12, Grett. 158 A, Jb. 173, Orkn. 204:— mod. a treasurer: the word is prob. of foreign origin.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᚴᛁᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)