Hríð-mál
Old Norse Dictionary - hríð-mál
Meaning of Old Norse word "hríð-mál"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hríð-mál
- n. the nick of time, Edda i. 332 (Ob.), where Kb. hrimdal (wrongly); cp. the words, en jöfnuðr var milli prestanna samt annarra góðra bænda þar í Fljótum, sem gáfu ánum hey allan vetrinn, ok mín á Okrum í miðsveitinni, sem ekki gaf hey nema at taka úr hríðmál, Fél. iv. 198, where hríðmál and allan vetrinn are opposed to each other.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚦ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- Ob.
- Orms-bók. (C. I.)