Gjálp

Old Norse Dictionary - gjálp

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjálp"

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

gjálp
f. [A. S. gealp; Hel. gelp; Engl. yelp], Yelper, name of a giantess, Edda; from gjálpa, að, to yelp.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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