Gull-hlað

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-hlað

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-hlað"

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

gull-hlað
or gull-lað, n. gold lace, esp. to tie up the hair with, Nj. 35, Ld. 272, Hkr. ii. 28, Orkn. 370; altara-klæði með gullhlöðum, Vm. 26; kross með gullhlað, altaris-dúkr ok er þar á g., höfuðlín með g., 36; altara-klæði fjögr ok á einu stórt g., 54.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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