Hálsa
Old Norse Dictionary - hálsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hálsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hálsa can mean:hálsa
- hálsa
- að
- hálsa
- I. poët. to embrace, Gkv. 1. 13, 3. 4.
- hálsa
- II. to clew up the sail (cp. hálsan); þá mælti hann til sinna manna, at hálsa skyldi seglin, Fagrsk. 86.
- hálsa
- III. to cut boards uneven so as to leave waves (hálsar) on the board.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- poët.
- poetically.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)