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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Huldu-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 huldu-fólk

n. pl. the hidden people, fairies, in the mod. Icel. lore; for the origin of this name see Ísl. Þjóðs. (begin.) i. 1, 2.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

huldu-fólk

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "huldu-fólk" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

begin.
beginning.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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