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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hel-skór

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1 hel-skór

m. pl. ‘Hel-shoes,’ put on the dead to enable them to walk to Hel; for this heathen burial rite see Gísl. 24 (107).
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

hel-skór

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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