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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vind-hjálmr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

1 definitions

1 vind-hjálmr

m. ‘wind-helmet,’ i. e. the sky; vindhjalms-brú, the ‘wind-helm-bridge,’ i. e. the rainbow, Hkv. 2. 47.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vind-hjálmr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

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