Hjálm-vitr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-vitr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm-vitr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjálm-vitr
- f., qs. hjálmvættr, a ‘helm-wight,’ a Valkyria, Hkv. 1. 53.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘ-ᚢᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)