Hjala
Old Norse Dictionary - hjala
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjala"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjala
- að, to chatter, talk, Ísl. ii. 330, 332, Ld. 214, Sturl. i. 22; hjala við e-n, Nj. 203, Ísl. ii. 349, 378: recipr., hjalask við, to talk together, 321.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- recipr.
- reciprocally.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)