Hjálp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hjálp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hjálp

f. (hjólp with umlaut, Fms. x. 397, 404), help (esp. in old writers in a stronger sense, saving, help, healing, see hjálpa), Clem. 58, Fms. vi. 106, Fb. i. 337, passim; so in Hm. 147; biðja e-n hjálpar, 200; veita e-m hjálpir, Rd. 309; hjálpar drykkr, a healing draught, Mar.: in plur., Fms. ii. 227, Og. 1: eccl. help, salvation, D. I. i. 231; hjálp ok heilsa, Fb. i. 404, Bs. i. 199; sálu-hjálp, ‘soul’s-help,’ salvation: in mod. usage, help in a general sense.

2 hjálp

COMPDS: hjálparfúss, hjálpargata, hjálparhönd, hjálparlauss, hjálparleysi, hjálparmaðr, hjálparráð, hjálpsmaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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