Hrím-aldi
Old Norse Dictionary - hrím-aldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrím-aldi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrím-aldi
- a, m. a lazy lout, who lies on the hearth black with soot, cp. kolbítr, Fas. iii. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛘ-ᛅᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)