Huldu-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Huldu-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 huldu-fólk

n. pl. the hidden people, fairies, in the mod. Icel. lore; for the origin of this name see Ísl. Þjóðs. (begin.) i. 1, 2.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛚᛏᚢ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

begin.
beginning.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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