Hjálm-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm-höttr" (or hjálm-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálm-höttr (hjálm-hǫttr)
- m. a helm-hood, a kind of cowl put over the helmet, Þiðr. 9, 285, Eg. 407.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálm-höttr may be more accurately written as hjálm-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)