Definitions
Definitions
1 HÖGLD
f., pl. hagldir, a kind of buckle (shaped like ∞), commonly made of horn, used to run the rope through with which hay is trussed: hann tekr reip á tíu hesta ok leysir af hagldir, Fb. i. 523: in metaph. phrases, hann þóttisk nú hafa hagldir fengit á sínum málum, Bs. i. 730; and the mod. phrase, hafa bæði töglin ok hagldirnar, to have it all one’s own way. haglda-brauð, n. buckle-gingerbread.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
HÖGLD
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "HÖGLD" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).