Glósa
Old Norse Dictionary - glósa
Meaning of Old Norse word "glósa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word glósa can mean:glósa
- glósa
- 1. u, f. (for. word), a gloss, explanation, Sks. 552, Bs. i. 737: a banter, taunt (Dan. glose), mod.
- glósa
- 2. (glósera), að, to explain by a gloss, Bs. i. 737, Sks. 7: to chatter, Fas. ii. 110.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- for.
- foreign.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)