Hjarl
Old Norse Dictionary - hjarl
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hjarl can mean:hjarl
- hjarl
- n., only poët. a land, country, Lex. poët.
- hjarl
- COMPDS: hjarlstríðandi, hjarlþvengr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.