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.)