Hjalti

Old Norse Dictionary - hjalti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjalti"

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

hjalti
a, m. [hjalt], a nickname, Landn.: as also a pr. name, id.; Horn-h., name of a sword, Gullþ.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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