Glýja

Old Norse Dictionary - glýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "glýja"

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

Old Norse word glýja can mean:glýja

glýja
1. u, f. dazzling from whiteness. glýju-skin, n. dazzling light.
glýja
2. að, to be gleeful,m. 7. glýjaðr, part. gleeful, Vsp. 39; fá-glyjaðr, dismal, Eyvind.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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