gelgja
nafnorðkvenkyn
u, [akin to gálgi], the cheek bones of a fish; gelgju-bein, the small bones in the gelgja; hence gelgju-legr or gelgju-leitr, haggard-looking, pinched in the face.
II. the name of the tack or pin belonging to the chain whereby the wolf Fenrir was fastened, F. 221, 20.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- mythol.mythology, mythologically.
- cp.compare.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)