Gelgja

Old Norse Dictionary - gelgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "gelgja" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gelgja Old Norse word can mean:

gelgja
u, f. [akin to gálgi], the cheek bones of a fish; gelgju-bein, n. the small bones in the gelgja; hence gelgju-legr or gelgju-leitr, adj. haggard-looking, pinched in the face.
gelgja
II. mythol. the name of the tack or pin belonging to the chain whereby the wolf Fenrir was fastened, f. Edda 221, cp. 20.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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