Guðvefjar-hökull
Old Norse Dictionary - guðvefjar-hökull
Meaning of Old Norse word "guðvefjar-hökull" (or guðvefjar-hǫkull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- guðvefjar-hökull (guðvefjar-hǫkull)
- m. a cape of velvet, Vm. 93.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, guðvefjar-hökull may be more accurately written as guðvefjar-hǫkull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚦᚢᛁᚠᛁᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)