Gull-penningr

Old Norse Dictionary - gull-penningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-penningr"

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

gull-penningr
m. a gold penny, piece of money, Fms. i. 1, v. 319, Rb. 508, Grett. 203 new Ed., Bret. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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