Gjölnar
Old Norse Dictionary - gjölnar
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjölnar" (or gjǫlnar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjölnar (gjǫlnar)
- f. pl. [Engl. gills; Dan. gjæller; Swed. gäl]:—the gills of a fish, Edda (gl.); elsewhere rare, tálkn (q. v.) being the common word.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjölnar may be more accurately written as gjǫlnar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᛚᚾᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)