Hel-vegr
Old Norse Dictionary - hel-vegr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-vegr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hel-vegr
- m. ‘Hel-way,’ the way to Hel (Hades), Edda, Fas. i. 333: mythol., Sæm. 156 (Helr, prose).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚ-ᚢᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Sæm.
- Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)