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Gjallarbrú
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Old Norse
Etymology
From non Gjǫll mythic river brú bridge.
Proper noun
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non Norse mythology a bridge on the way from Hel
Gylfaginning 49, excerpt
non hann kom til ariɴar Giallar(ar) ok reið a Giallar brvna(Normalized spelling): hann kom til árinnar Gjallar(ár) ok reið á Gjallarbrúna he came to the river Gjǫll, and rode on the Gjallarbrú
Descendants
da Gældebro
fo Gjallarbrúgv 1
is Gjallarbrú 1
nn Gjeddarbru Gjallarbru
sv Gillebro
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