Glensa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - glensa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "glensa" in Norwegian.

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

glensa: glensa, v. (að) fjase, spøge; Þ. tók í höndhenni ok glensaði við hana Sturl. II,1478; einn dag, er þeir glensuðu hjákerlingu ok sté annarr þeirra á fóthenni, þá varð kerling reið Fbr. 7125:hann gerði sér af gaman, glensandisvá millim sínna kompána Mar. 4968;vil hann eigi meirr styggva hana, útangráliga glensar undan, segir, at slíktmun eigi allt satt vera Mar. 27510;glensar með grá gamni á erkibiskup-inn Thom. 816.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛚᚽᚿᛋᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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