Hálm-visk

Old Norse Dictionary - hálm-visk

Meaning of Old Norse word "hálm-visk"

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

hálm-visk
f. a wisp of straw, Fms. ii. 208, vi. 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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