Heigull

Old Norse Dictionary - heigull

Meaning of Old Norse word "heigull"

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

Old Norse word heigull can mean:heigull

heigull
m. a kind of onion growing on the thatches of houses, Norse taklög, Björn.
heigull
II. metaph. a laggard. heiguls-ligr, adj., heiguls-skapr, m.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
adj.
adjective.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
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