Hlunn-roð
Old Norse Dictionary - hlunn-roð
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlunn-roð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlunn-roð
- n. reddening the h., so called when a person was killed in launching a ship (in the spring), FaS. i. 264, n. G. L. i. 65: this was taken to be a bad augury, see Ragn. S. ch. 9 (FaS. i. 259, 260).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᚾᚾ-ᚱᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ragn. S.
- Ragnars Saga. (C. II.)