Gløggr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gløggr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gløggr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gløggr Old Icelandic word can mean:

gløggr
(acc. -van), a.
gløggr
1) clear-sighted (gløggt er gests auga);
gløggr
2) clear, distinct; vera ~ar greinar, to distinguish sharply; eigi er mér þat gløggt, it is not clear to me; neut., gløggt, as adv. clearly (muna, kenna gløggt);
gløggr
3) stingy, close (~ við gesti).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
adv.
adverb.
neut.
neuter.

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