Hleiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hleiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hleiðr"

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

hleiðr
f. [Ulf. hleiþra or hleþra = σκηνή], prop. a tent; it exists only as the local name of the old Danish capital, Fas., Fms., and in Hleiðrar-garðr, m., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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