Hól

Old Norse Dictionary - hól

Meaning of Old Norse word "hól"

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

hól
n. [A. S. hôl], praise, flattery, Hkr. ii. 88, Edda ii. 544, Pr. 110: boasting, vaunting, Nj. 237. hól-beri, a, m. a flatterer, Greg. 23, FmS. v. 194, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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