Gjölnir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gjölnir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gjölnir" (or gjǫlnir) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gjölnir (gjǫlnir)
gjölnir, m. et Slags Frisk. SE. I, 5802. II, 48029. 62335.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gjölnir may be more accurately written as gjǫlnir.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᚯᛚᚿᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.

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