Gjalla
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gjallaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gjalla" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- gjalla
- (gell; gall, gullum; gollit), v. to scream, shriek (ernir ~ hátt); strengr gellr, the bow-string twangs; impers. to resound, echo (kvað Þorsteinn svá hátt, at gall í múrnum).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- impers.
- impersonal.
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