Gylvin

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gylvin

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gylvin" in Norwegian.

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

gylvin: gylvin, s. Skjældsord af en særegen Be-tydning; þat heitir yki, ef maðr mælirum annan þat, er eigi má vera néverða, kveðr hann vera konu níundunótt hverja, ok hefir barn borit, okkallar gylvin Gul. 138.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛦᛚᚠᛁᚿ
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:

s.: substantiv.