Hjálm-gjörð
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-gjörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm-gjörð" (or hjálm-gjǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálm-gjörð (hjálm-gjǫrð)
- f. the rim of a helmet; gylt h., Fms. vii. 323, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálm-gjörð may be more accurately written as hjálm-gjǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)