Definitioner
Definitioner
1 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.
2 gjallr
2. as subst., the sea, a sword, shield are called gjallr, the resounding, Edda (Gl.)
Runeindskrift
Runeindskrift
gjallr
Rune-teksten ovenfor repræsenterer det oldnordiske ord "gjallr" som det kunne findes i runeindskrifter fra vikingetiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).