Gyrðill
Old Norse Dictionary - gyrðill
Meaning of Old Norse word "gyrðill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gyrðill
- m. [A. S. gyrdels; Engl. girdle; O. H. G. kartil; Germ. gürtel]:—a girdle, purse, from being worn on the belt, Gísl. 149, Post. 656 C. 18. gyrðil-skeggi, a, m. ‘girdle-beard,’ a nickname, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚦᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)