ᚷᛚᛇᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology

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*ᚷᛚᛇ- (*glï-, gleam?) +‎ ᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (augiʀ, eyed). First element possibly related to Old Norse gljá (shine, gleam), Middle Low German glār (amber).[1] For the second element compare e.g. Old Norse veðreygr (storm-eyed).

Adjective

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ᚷᛚᛇᚨᚢᚷᛁᛉ (glïaugiʀ)

  1. gleaming-eyed (possibly nominalised as a proper noun)
    • 450-550, Nebenstedt (I)-B bracteate (IK 128b)

References

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