Hleypi-klumbr

Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-klumbr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-klumbr"

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

hleypi-klumbr
m. a ram on wheels (war engine), Sks. 419.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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