Hol-und

Old Norse Dictionary - hol-und

Meaning of Old Norse word "hol-und"

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

hol-und
f. [cp. Ulf. hulundi = σπήλαιον], a wound reaching to the hollow of the body, a mortal wound, = holsár, Grág. ii. 11, Nj. 217. holundar-sár, n. = holsár, Nj. 110.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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