Holr
Old Norse Dictionary - holr
Meaning of Old Norse word "holr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- holr
- adj. [A. S. hol; O. H. G. holi; Engl. hollow; Dan. huul; Swed. hol; Gr. κοιλός]:—hollow; var leikit undan bökkunum svá at holt var með landinu, Grett. 131 A; holr steinn, Str. 32; holr innan, hollow within, Ó. H. 108, Njarð. 378; klappa eigi holan baug um e-t, not to hammer a hollow ring, i. e. to be quite in earnest, Fb. iii. 404; cp. hulda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Njarð.
- Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)