Gullin-horni
Old Norse Dictionary - gullin-horni
Meaning of Old Norse word "gullin-horni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gullin-horni
- a, m. golden-horn, name of an ox, Edda; the ancients used to ornament the horns of the finest of their cattle (metfé), vide Sturl. i. 106; ganga hér at garði gullhyrndar kýr, yxn alsvartir, Þkv. 23, Hkv. Hjörv. 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚᛁᚾ-ᚼᚢᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Hkv. Hjörv.
- Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)