Hekla

Old Norse Dictionary - hekla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hekla"

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

Old Norse word hekla can mean:hekla

hekla
u, f. [akin to hökull, q. v.], a kind of cowled or hooded frock, knitted of divers colours, see Fms. ii. 72, viii. 106; hekla flekkótt, Fas. i. 120, Landn. 319; blárend h., Ísl. ii. 44; h. af skarlati ok saumuð öll brögðum, Fms. ii. 70; græn h., Ó. H. 158.
hekla
COMPDS: Heklufjall, heklumaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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