Hjalt-land
Old Norse Dictionary - hjalt-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjalt-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hjalt-land can mean:hjalt-land
- hjalt-land
- n., later Hetland, which occurs in the Fb.; in Engl. corrupted into Shetland or Zetland.
- hjalt-land
- COMPDS: Hjaltlendingr, Hjaltlenzkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)