Hrút-mál
Old Norse Dictionary - hrút-mál
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrút-mál"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrút-mál
- n. and hrút-mánuðr, m. ‘ram months,’ the winter months, when sheep are at heat; frá vetrnóttum til hrútmáls, Vm. 7; in Edda 103 the ram month is the 3rd month of winter.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᛏ-ᛘᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)