Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hjálp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hjálp

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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