Háll

Old Norse Dictionary - háll

Meaning of Old Norse word "háll"

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

háll
adj., fem. hál, neut. hált, [different from hallr, q. v.; O. H. G. hâli; mid. H. G. hæli]:—slippery, of ice, glass, or the like, Eb. 120, 238, Fms. viii. 405, Nj. 144, Fb. ii. 327, Fs. 38, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
fem.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
neut.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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