Arin-hella

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Arin-hella

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 arin-hella

u, f. [Norse aarhelle or aarstadhyll, the pavement around the hearth], hearth-stone; í a. þar í stofunni, Bs. i. 680. Now in Icel. used in nursery tales of treasures or the like hidden under the arinhella.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚱᛁᚾ-ᚼᛁᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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