Gollurr

Old Norse Dictionary - gollurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gollurr" in English.

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

gollurr
m. the pericardium, Edda (Gl.) gollur-hús, n. id., Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 579; hence gollor-heimr, m., poët. the breast.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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