Hjart-æð

Old Norse Dictionary - hjart-æð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjart-æð"

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

hjart-æð
f. the ‘heart-vein,’ vena mediana,l. xi. 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.
Félags-rit.
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