Hug-svalan

Meaning of Old Norse word "hug-svalan"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hug-svalan

f. consolation.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴ-ᛋᚢᛅᛚᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements