Gils-gjá

Old Norse Dictionary - gils-gjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "gils-gjá" in English.

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

gils-gjá
f. a chasm with a gill (rare), Grett. 111.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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