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.)