Glingr

Old Norse Dictionary - glingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "glingr"

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

glingr
m. [A. S. gleng = showy things], a toy, FaS. iii. 219; barna-glingr, a child’s toy, freq.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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