Hjalt-vöndr
Old Norse Dictionary - hjalt-vöndr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjalt-vöndr" (or hjalt-vǫndr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjalt-vöndr (hjalt-vǫndr)
- m. a ‘hilt-wand,’ sword, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjalt-vöndr may be more accurately written as hjalt-vǫndr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᚢᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.