Festar-hæll
Old Norse Dictionary - festar-hæll
Meaning of Old Norse word "festar-hæll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- festar-hæll
- m. a fastening pin, put in the eye of the rope to secure it, Edda 20, Grág. i. 150, Grett. 141.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᛅᚱ-ᚼᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)