Himin-röðull
Old Norse Dictionary - himin-röðull
Meaning of Old Norse word "himin-röðull" (or himin-rǫðull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- himin-röðull (himin-rǫðull)
- m. = himinsól, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, himin-röðull may be more accurately written as himin-rǫðull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛘᛁᚾ-ᚱᚢᚦᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.