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HLÝJA

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1 HLÝJA

(mod. hlúa), pres. hlýr, pret. hløði (mod. hlúði), cp. tøði from týja; part. hlúð:—prop. to cover, shelter, with dat.; hlýrat henni börkr né barr, Hm. 49; to this belongs the poët. pret., serkir hløðut þeim = Homer’s οἱ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ, Il. xv. 529 (cp. οὐδ ἤ. θ., xiii. 371, gave them no shelter against the blow), Edda i. 418; in mod. usage, hlúa að e-m, to cover with clothes (Lat. fovere), to make one warm and snug; hér er sjór kallaðr hlér, þvíat hann hlýr allra minzt, Skálda 198; hlúðu að þér betr, þú hefr ekki hlúð vel að þér, thou art too thinly clad.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

HLÝJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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