Hólmgöngu-staðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hólmgöngu-staðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólmgöngu-staðr" (or hólmgǫngu-staðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólmgöngu-staðr (hólmgǫngu-staðr)
- m. a place where h. is fought, Fms. i. 150.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hólmgöngu-staðr may be more accurately written as hólmgǫngu-staðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛘᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢ-ᛋᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)