[4] seimgildi ‘gold-increaser [GENEROUS MAN = Hákon]’: The second element in this cpd is an agent noun derived from the weak verb gilda ‘make strong, increase the worth of sth.’ (LP: gildir).
References
- Bibliography
- LP = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1931. Lexicon poeticum antiquæ linguæ septentrionalis: Ordbog over det norsk-islandske skjaldesprog oprindelig forfattet af Sveinbjörn Egilsson. 2nd edn. Copenhagen: Møller.