Gull-hamrar

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-hamrar

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-hamrar"

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

gull-hamrar
n. pl., in the phrase, slá e-m gullhamra, to work one with golden hammers, i. e. to flatter one.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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