Gylla

Old Norse Dictionary - gylla

Meaning of Old Norse word "gylla"

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

gylla
ð or t, [gull], to gild, Nj. 123, 125, Hkr. ii. 32, Fms. x. 320, xi. 128, Stj. 306; gylla hóli, to flatter, Finnb. 340, Fms. iv. 103; metaph. of the sun’s rays, Bb. 2. 30: part. gyldr, golden, Fs. 90, 122.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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