Gjallarbrú

Old Norse

Etymology

From Gjǫll (“mythic river”) +‎ brú (“brigde”).

Proper noun

Gjallarbrú f

1. (Norse mythology) a bridge on the way from Hel
   • Gylfaginning 49, excerpt

     hann kom til ariɴar Giallar(ar) ok reið a Giallar brvna
     (Normalized spelling): hann kom til árinnar Gjallar ok reið á Gjallarbrúna

     he came to the river Gjǫll, and rode on the Gjallarbrú

Descendants

• → Icelandic: Gjallarbrú (learned)
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Gjeddarbru, Gjallarbru
• Swedish: Gillebro

Further reading

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