Hler-tjöld
Old Norse Dictionary - hler-tjöld
Meaning of Old Norse word "hler-tjöld" (or hler-tjǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hler-tjöld (hler-tjǫld)
- n. pl. ‘ear-lids,’ poët. the ears, Ad. 9.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hler-tjöld may be more accurately written as hler-tjǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚱ-ᛏᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)