Gullinn

Old Norse Dictionary - gullinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "gullinn"

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

Old Norse word gullinn can mean:gullinn

gullinn
adj. golden, hardly used save in poetry; gullnar töflur, Vsp. 60; gullin ker, Gm. 7; gullnum stóli á, seated in a golden chair, Hm. 105; of gullna sali, the golden halls, Fsm. 5; g. gunnfáni, Hkv. 2. 17; gullin simu, golden thrums, 1. 3 (the thrums of the Norns).
gullinn
COMPDS: gullinbursti, gullinhorni, gullinkambi, gullinstóla, gullintanni, gullintoppa.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fsm.
Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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