Hlöm
Old Norse Dictionary - hlöm
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlöm" (or hlǫm)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlöm (hlǫm)
- f. [hlam], a thump, Fms. vi. (in a verse), Höfuðl.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hlöm may be more accurately written as hlǫm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᛘ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Höfuðl.
- Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)