Gull-smiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gull-smiðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-smiðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gull-smiðr
- m. (pl. gollsmiðar, 655 ii. 7), a goldsmith, Fms. ii. 129, xi. 427, Bs, i. 134: a gold-beetle, lady-bird (opp. to járnsmiðr, a black beetle).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚ-ᛋᛘᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)