Almanna-gjá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Almanna-gjá

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 almanna-gjá

f. local name of the great lava rift close to the alþing, where all the people met; vide Nj. 244, Sturl. i. 206, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.

Works & Authors

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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