Glys

Old Norse Dictionary - glys

Meaning of Old Norse word "glys"

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

Old Norse word glys can mean:glys

glys
n. finery, and as a trade term millinery, Fms. vi. 263, x. 30, Barl. 6, Al. 34, Stj. 78, 188, passim; gull ok glys, Edda 220; kaupa glys, Fb. iii, 175; glys fjandans, Greg. 15; glys heimsins, Hallgr., Vídal.
glys
COMPDS: glysgjarn, glysligr, glysmang, glysmangari, glysmál, glysmáll, glyssamligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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