Hjálmun-völr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjálmun-völr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálmun-völr" (or hjálmun-vǫlr)

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

hjálmun-völr (hjálmun-vǫlr)
m. = hjálmvölr, Orkn. 8, Fms. i. 212 (v. l.), vii. 47, x. 267, Sks. 479.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjálmun-völr may be more accurately written as hjálmun-vǫlr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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