Hjal
Old Norse Dictionary - hjal
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjal
- n. chatter, talk, tittle-tattle, Edda 110, Fbr. 58, Fms. x. 333, xi. 19, Vápn. 16, Sturl. i. 22, Niðrst. 4: the saying, opt stendr íllt af kvenna hjali, Gísl. 15. hjals-kona, u, f. a courtesan, Dropl. 19.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)