GLOSSARY
- GEFJON, the earth; also separation, disruption.
- GEFN, from the v. gefa, to give.
- GEIROLUL, lit. Spear-alimentrix: from the v. ala, to aliment, to nourish.
- GEIRRAUDR, lit. spear-red; hence King Spear-rubifier.
- GEIRVIMUL, a river rushing or vibrating like a spear or javelin.
- GELGJA, from galgi, a gallows.
- GERDA, prop. GERDUR, to gird. Both gerd and gard are common terminations of female names, as Hildigard, Irminigard, Thorgerda, &c.
- GERI. Geri may be derived from gerr, covetous, greedy.
- GIMLI, had the same sig. as himill, heaven, the original sig. of which may have been fire, but afterwards a gem, as in the N. word gimsteinn; whence also our colloquial words, gim, gimmy (neat), and gimcrack.
- GINNARR, Seducer; from v. ginna, to seduce.
- GINNUNGA-GAP may be rendered the gap of gaps; a gaping abyss.
- GJALLAR (horn); from the v. gjalla, to resound, to clang; to yell.
- GJOLL, prob. from gjallr, sonorous, fulgid.
- GLADR, glad; from v. gledja, to gladden.
- GLADSHEIMR: lit. Glad's-home; the abode of gladness or bliss.
- GLÆR, from glær, clear, pellucid; cog. with E. glare.
- GLEIPNIR, the Devouring; from the v. gleipa, to devour.
- GLITNIR, the Glittering; from the v. glitra; to glitter, and to glisten.
- GLOINN, the Glowing; from v. gloa, to glow.
- GOD. The Old N. lang. has two words for God, viz. God and Gud; and it would appear that the n. god was used for an idol, and the m. gud. for a God. Both words are, however, frequently applied to denote a celestial deity. The Scandinavian Pontiff-chieftains were called Godar (in the sing. Godi).
- GOMUL, prob. from gamall, old.
- GRABAKR, Gray-back.
- GRAFJOLLUDR, Gray-skin; the skin of an animal.
- GRAFVITNIR, from the v. grafa, to dig, to delve; cog. with E. grave: and the v. vita, to know; to wit, wist, wot.
- GRIMAR, and GRIMNIR, a helmet, or any kind of a covering; used poetically for night, the sun being then veiled or covered.
- GULLINBURSTI, Golden-bristles.
- GULLTOPPR, Golden-mane; crest, the top of anything, hence mane.
- GUNNTHRA. The first sylb. of this word is from gunnr, war, a combat; to increase, to enlarge; thra sig. grief, calamity; and thro, a cavity, a fosse. From gunnr is derived the N. gunnfani, a war-banner.
- GYLLIR, from gull, gold.
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