Eitill

Meaning of Old Norse word "eitill"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

eitill

m. a nodule in stone, iron, or the like; hence the saying, harðr sem e., ‘hard as a flint,’ poët. name of a giant, Edda (Gl.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᛏᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements