Glettask
Old Norse Dictionary - glettask
Meaning of Old Norse word "glettask"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glettask
- tt, dep. to banter, rail against one; g. við e-n, Fms. ii. 180, Fær. 51, Grett. 101 A: milit. to taunt, provoke the enemy, Fms. vi. 151, viii. 49, 405.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᛏᛏᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
- lit.
- literally.
- milit.
- military.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)