Hleypi-hvel
Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-hvel
Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-hvel"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hleypi-hvel
- n. a ‘roll-wheel,’ war engine, Sks. 420.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛒᛁ-ᚼᚢᛁᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)