Definitions
Definitions
1 GÝLL
m., or perhaps gíll, [gill, Ivar Aasen, akin to gjöll], a mock sun, parhelion, Scot. gow, conceived to be a wolf preceding the sun: when the sun is surrounded by mock suns he is said to be in ‘wolf-stress,’ úlfa-kreppa; the phenomenon is called gýla-ferð, f. ‘wolf-gang;’ cp. also the saying, sjaldan er gýll fyrir góðu nema úlfr eptir renni, a gill bodes no good unless followed by a wolf (a sign of weather), Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 658, 659.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
GÝLL
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "GÝLL" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).