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.)