Hnöllungr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnöllungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnöllungr" (or hnǫllungr)

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

hnöllungr (hnǫllungr)
m. [hnallr], a large round stone, a large pebble, boulder. hnöllungs-grjót, n. pl. round pebbles.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöllungr may be more accurately written as hnǫllungr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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