Hjálm

Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm"

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

hjálm
f. [A. S. healme; Engl. helm], a helm, rudder; hjálmar-skíð, n. the tiller, Korm. (in a verse); otherwise only occurring in hjálmar-völr and hjálmur-völr (q. v.), m. = hjálm-völr, q. v., n. G. l. ii. 283, v. l.: Hjálmar-dalr, m. a local name, Orkn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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