Hæla
Old Norse Dictionary - hæla
Meaning of Old Norse word "hæla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hæla can mean:hæla
- hæla
- (hœla), d, [hól], to praise, flatter, with dat., Eb. 164; hrósa ok hæla e-u, Karl. 438: to glory, boast, hann hældi, at Haraldr hefði hefnt Gamla, Fms. i. 48; eigi má ek af því hæla, Lv. 10, passim.
- hæla
- II. reflex. to boast, vaunt; hælumk minnst í máli, Fms. viii. (in a verse): hælask e-u, to glory in a thing, 85, Karl. 412, Fagrsk. 93, Nj. 204, 237: hælask um e-t, to brag about, 54, Grág. ii. 145, Karl. 372, Valla l. 212: hælask af e-u, to boast of, 655 xx. 8: absol., Grág. ii. 145, Thom. 84: hælask við e-n, to boast over one, Grett. 128, Fms. vi. 399.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Valla L.
- Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)