Gjöll
Old Norse Dictionary - gjöll
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjöll" (or gjǫll)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gjöll can mean:gjöll
- gjöll (gjǫll)
- f. [vide gjalla], din, alarum (poët.)
- gjöll (gjǫll)
- COMPDS: Gjallarbrú, Gjallarhorn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjöll may be more accurately written as gjǫll.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- poët.
- poetically.
- n.
- neuter.