Glys

Old Norwegian Dictionary - glys

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "glys" in Norwegian.

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

glys: glys, n. Glimmer, hvad der glimrer; ver-aldar glys, Barl. 62; glys djöfulsinsHeilag. I, 2787; jvf II, 25239; især omglimrende Ting, som man bærer paa sigtil Stads eller Prydelse: Alex. 342;Fm. VI, 2631; SE. II, 43012; kaupaglys Fm. X, 3029; gjengiver lat. pompaLeif. 273. 6; sættes = merx Gloss. VI,19 (435 fg); ogsaa om andre Ting, hvorafman kan have Glæde, f. Ex. ek ætla atþér verði þat ekki at glysi at eigahana Svarfd. 2475. Jvf. glis.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛚᛦᛋ
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:

f.: Feminin.

fd.: finlandisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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