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.)