HALR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HALR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HALR

m., pl. halir, [no doubt an apocopated form, akin to A. S. hæled, Germ. held = hero, as also to hölðr or höldr, q. v.]:—a man, only used in poetry; halr er heima hverr, a saying, Hm. 36; gráðigr halr, 19; hnígra sá halr fyrir hjörum, 159; halr hugfullr, Hðm. 19; halr enn hugblauði, Hbl. 49; úkristinn halr, Sighvat: in plur. men, troða halir helveg, Vsp. 52, 56: used of the dead inmates of Hel, Alm. 29, cp. Vþm. 43, which seems to be a pun, as the word itself is not akin to Hel.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
plur.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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