Gleði-söngvar
Old Norse Dictionary - gleði-söngvar
Meaning of Old Norse word "gleði-söngvar" (or gleði-sǫngvar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gleði-söngvar (gleði-sǫngvar)
- m. pl. glad songs, hymns, Stj. 50.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gleði-söngvar may be more accurately written as gleði-sǫngvar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚦᛁ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚢᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)