Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heilla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 heilla

að, [heill, f.; cp. Dan. hilde = to allure], to bewitch, enchant, spell-bind one; Ketill kvað þær heillaðar, Fms. vi. 110; síðr þik (?) um heilli halir, Hm. 130; ok muntú vera heilluð af úvætti þessum, Fas. iii. 177; heilluð ertu (thou art infatuated) ef þú ætlar minn hug grimman við þik, i. 194; sprota er hann heillar með augu þeirra manna er hann vill, Od. v. 47.

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Runic Inscription

heilla

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.

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