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Old Norse
Etymology
From Gjǫll (“mythic river”) + brú (“brigde”).
Proper noun
Gjallarbrú f
- (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
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