Hlíð-þang

Old Norse Dictionary - hlíð-þang

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlíð-þang"

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

hlíð-þang
n., poët. ‘fell-tang,’ seaweed of the hills, Alm., where the inmates of Hel are made to call the trees by this name.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
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