Gull-beinar

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-beinar

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-beinar"

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

gull-beinar
m. pl. gold-legs, a nickname from wearing gold lace, Orkn. 418 old Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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