Gjallar-horn

[yahl-lahr-hawrn]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gjallar-horn¹

< Old Norse, equivalent to gjallar, genitive singular of gjǫll noise, din (Compare gjalla to resound loudly, scream; cognate with Old English g ( i ) ellan to yell ) + horn horn

Example Sentences

Earth disappears; to the Asa’s high feast Gjallar-horn bids me; Blessedness, like a Gold-helmet, circles their up-coming guest!”

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To battle the gods are called By the ancient Gjallar-horn.

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While these things are happening, Heimdal stands up, blows with all his might in the Gjallar-horn and awakens all the gods, who thereupon hold counsel.

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He is full of wisdom, for he drinks from the well with the Gjallar-horn.

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He has a horn called the Gjallar-horn, which is heard throughout the universe.....

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