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 *GEFJON, the earth; also separation, disruption.
 * GEFN, from the v. gefa, to give.
 * GEIROLUL, lit. Spear-alimentrix: from the v. ala, to aliment, to nourish.
 * GEIRRAUDR, lit. spear-red; hence King Spear-rubifier.
 * GEIRVIMUL, a river rushing or vibrating like a spear or javelin.
 * GELGJA, from galgi, a gallows.
 * GERDA, prop. GERDUR, to gird. Both gerd and gard are common terminations of female names, as Hildigard, Irminigard, Thorgerda, &c.
 * GERI. Geri may be derived from gerr, covetous, greedy.
 * GIMLI, had the same sig. as himill, heaven, the original sig. of which may have been fire, but afterwards a gem, as in the N. word gimsteinn; whence also our colloquial words, gim, gimmy (neat), and gimcrack.
 * GINNARR, Seducer; from v. ginna, to seduce.
 * GINNUNGA-GAP may be rendered the gap of gaps; a gaping abyss.
 * GJALLAR (horn); from the v. gjalla, to resound, to clang; to yell.
 * GJOLL, prob. from gjallr, sonorous, fulgid.
 * GLADR, glad; from v. gledja, to gladden.
 * GLADSHEIMR: lit. Glad's-home; the abode of gladness or bliss.
 * GLÆR, from glær, clear, pellucid; cog. with E. glare.
 * GLEIPNIR, the Devouring; from the v. gleipa, to devour.
 * GLITNIR, the Glittering; from the v. glitra; to glitter, and to glisten.
 * GLOINN, the Glowing; from v. gloa, to glow.
 * GOD. The Old N. lang. has two words for God, viz. God and Gud; and it would appear that the n. god was used for an idol, and the m. gud. for a God. Both words are, however, frequently applied to denote a celestial deity. The Scandinavian Pontiff-chieftains were called Godar (in the sing. Godi).
 * GOMUL, prob. from gamall, old.
 * GRABAKR, Gray-back.
 * GRAFJOLLUDR, Gray-skin; the skin of an animal.
 * GRAFVITNIR, from the v. grafa, to dig, to delve; cog. with E. grave: and the v. vita, to know; to wit, wist, wot.
 * GRIMAR, and GRIMNIR, a helmet, or any kind of a covering; used poetically for night, the sun being then veiled or covered.
 * GULLINBURSTI, Golden-bristles.
 * GULLTOPPR, Golden-mane; crest, the top of anything, hence mane.
 * GUNNTHRA. The first sylb. of this word is from gunnr, war, a combat; to increase, to enlarge; thra sig. grief, calamity; and thro, a cavity, a fosse. From gunnr is derived the N. gunnfani, a war-banner.
 * GYLLIR, from gull, gold.