gelgja
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
u, f. [akin to gálgi], the cheek bones of a fish; gelgju-bein, n. the small bones in the gelgja; hence gelgju-legr or gelgju-leitr, adj. haggard-looking, pinched in the face.
- II.
mythol. the name of the tack or pin belonging to the chain whereby the wolf Fenrir was fastened, F. Edda 221, cp. 20.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- n.
- hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- adj.
- lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
- cp.
- compare.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)