Hel-stríð

Old Norse Dictionary - hel-stríð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-stríð"

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

hel-stríð
n. the death-strife, last agony, Greg. 31; hann bað Gest at hann legði ráð til at föður hans bættisk helstríð, er hann bar um Ögmund son sinn, Landn. 146; þá féllu honum þau (the tidings) svá nær at hann dó af helstríði, Fær. 371.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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