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.)
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