Háls-bók
Old Norse Dictionary - háls-bók
Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-bók"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- háls-bók
- f. a book to swear upon; the commentators explain it from its being worn round the neck, but no doubt erroneously; it is derived from A. S. hæls = salus, qs. hâls-bôc = healing book, holy book, Grág. i. 70, FmS. ix. 219, Nj.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᛒᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- qs.
- quasi.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)