Hjálm-bönd
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-bönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm-bönd" (or hjálm-bǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálm-bönd (hjálm-bǫnd)
- n. pl. helmet-strings, Fas. ii. 430, Bret. 56.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálm-bönd may be more accurately written as hjálm-bǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘ-ᛒᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)