Geisli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geisli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geisli" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

geisli: geisli, m. 1) Stav, Stok, = geisl, gisli(jvf DWb. IV, 2, 261617 fgg 66 fgg; ght.geisla Graff IV, 274; mht. geiselruoteMhd. Wb. II, 1, 817 b37; jvf gd. metgeysler wort han slagen Herr MikkelsRimværker ved C. Molbech s. 269) kuni skiðageisli. 2) Straale, Lysstraale (jvfeng. beam i sunbeam, lat. radius, fr. dar-der (dvs. straale) af dard, ght. strâla og nht. strahl til Belysning af Forholdet mellembegge Betydninger af Ordet geisli); sáþeir í giognum einn lítinn glugggeisla af ljósi Barl. 741; jvf Fld. Suðrl. 16914; om Solens Straaler (jvf sólar-geisli): Kgs. 10; geisli sá, er skínn ígøgnum glerit, lýsisk ok hitnar af sól-enni Hom. 17112; kemr geisli inn ískálann ógurliga bjartr ok stendr þvertframan í augun kellingar Flat. I, 25935;þat segja sumir menn, at meðan hón(nl. Maria) fór með Jesum Christum, atgeislar stœði af augum hennar svásem af augum Moyses, síðan er hannhafði þegit lög á fjallinu Sinay afguði, ok segja af því ritningar Moysenmeð hornóttu andliti verit hafa, atgeislar stóðu af augum hans Mar. 2016; jvf Vulg. ignorabat quod cor-nuta esset facies sua ex consortio ser-monis domini 2 Mos. 34, 29 og Winers biblisches Realwörterbuch2 II, 13732. -Brugt som Elvenavn forekommer Ordet i Geislaruð EJb. 41428.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛁᛋᛚᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

eng.: engels.

fr.: fransk.

gd.: gammeldansk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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