Hjaltar
Old Norse Dictionary - hjaltar
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjaltar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjaltar
- m. pl. Shetlanders, Orkn. (in a verse), Sturl. i. 94 C, ii. 44.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)