Harm-tölur
Old Norse Dictionary - harm-tölur
Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-tölur" (or harm-tǫlur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- harm-tölur (harm-tǫlur)
- f. pl. lamentations, Hkr. ii. 107, Bret. 70.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, harm-tölur may be more accurately written as harm-tǫlur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᛘ-ᛏᚢᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)