Almanna-gjá
Old Norse Dictionary - almanna-gjáMeaning of Old Norse word "almanna-gjá" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- almanna-gjá
- f. local name of the great lava rift close to the alþing, where all the people met; vide Nj. 244, Sturl. i. 206, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)