Hjalli
Old Norse Dictionary - hjalli
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjalli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hjalli can mean:hjalli
- hjalli
- a, m. [akin to hilla, Engl. shelf; cp. also Engl. hill]:—a shelf or ledge in a mountain’s side, Hrafn. 9, Gullþ. 19, Fb. iii. 408, Dropl. 33, Sturl. iii. 246, very freq.: as also in local names, Deildar-hjalli, Landn.; Víðir-hjalli, Þver-h., Litli-h., Langi-h.
- hjalli
- II. a local name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)