Gjalla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gjalla

Meaning 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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