Helft

Old Norse Dictionary - helft

Meaning of Old Norse word "helft"

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

helft
f. [hálfr], a half, D. n., Landn. 218, v. l. (paper MS.), freq. in mod. usage: behalf, H. E. ii. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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