Hlýrnir

Old Norse Dictionary - hlýrnir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlýrnir"

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

hlýrnir
m., poët. the sky, heaven, Alm. 13, Lex. poët. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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