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.