Gjallar-horn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gjallar-horn
< 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
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Earth disappears; to the Asa’s high feast Gjallar-horn bids me; Blessedness, like a Gold-helmet, circles their up-coming guest!”
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
He is full of wisdom, for he drinks from the well with the Gjallar-horn.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
When he blows his Gjallar-horn, it is heard throughout the world.
From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.
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.
From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn
To battle the gods are called By the ancient Gjallar-horn.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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