Gjallr

Old Norse Dictionary - gjallr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjallr" in English.

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

gjallr Old Norse word can mean:

gjallr: adj., also spelt gallr, ringing, poët. epithet of gold, a shield, weapon, horn, Fs. 111 (in a verse), Vsp. 42, Haustl. 1, Fm. 9, 20; gallir geirar, Ó. H. 23: of a person weeping, Skv. 3. 33: as the word is rare and obsolete, esp. in the form gallr, transcribers and editors have in some passages wrongly put the well-known gamlir (old) where that word yields no sense, as in Vsp. l. c., Ó. H. l. c.

gjallr: 2. as subst., the sea, a sword, shield are called gjallr, the resounding, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

subst.: substantive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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