Hörtl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hörtl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hörtl (hǫrtl)

n. [qs. hörkl or hörkull?], the roughness of frozen ground; það er hörtl í götunum, hörtl að ríða.

Orthography

The word "{$word}" can also be spelled as "{$older_form}" in older orthography, where "ö" is represented as "ǫ".

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚱᛏᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.

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