Gulltoppr [Gold-top]. Heimdal’s horse. Goldtop.

Gullveig [Gold-drink, gold-thirst]. A personification of gold. She is pierced and thrice burnt, and yet lives. Gulveig.

Gullinbursti [Golden bristles]. The name of Frey’s hog. Gullinburste.

Gungnir [Dan. gungre, to tremble violently]. Odin’s spear. Gungner.

Gunnlöð; genitive Gunnlaðar [Icel. gunnr, war, battle; Anglo-Sax. gûð; Old High Germ. gundia; and Icel. löð (laða, to invite), invitation; Anglo-Sax. gelaðian, to invite]. One who invites war. She was daughter of the giant Suttung, and had charge of the poetic mead. Odin got it from her. Gunlad.

Gylfi. A king of Svithod, who visited Asgard under the name of Ganglere. The first part of the Younger Edda is called Gylfaginning, which means the Delusion of Gylfe. Gylfe.

Gyllir [Golden]. One of the horses of the gods. Gyller.

Gýmir. A giant: the father of Gerd, the beloved of Frey. Gymer.

Gýmir. Another name of the ocean divinity Æger. Gymer.

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