Gjár-bakki

Old Norse Dictionary - gjár-bakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "gjár-bakki"

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

gjár-bakki
a, m. a rift brink (that of the Almanna-gjá), Nj. 224.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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