Hnoss-fjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnoss-fjöld" (or hnoss-fjǫld)

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

hnoss-fjöld (hnoss-fjǫld)

f. a number of costly things, Sighvat.

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

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