Hæli
Old Norse Dictionary - hæli
Meaning of Old Norse word "hæli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hæli
- n. a shelter, refuge; leita sér hælis, eiga hæli, Fms. i. 210, vi. 74, xi. 367, Eg. 139, Barl. 118, Rd. 258. hælis-lauss, adj. homeless, helpless.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)