Huld
Old Norse Dictionary - huld
Meaning of Old Norse word "huld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- huld
- f. the name of a giantess, cp. Gr. Καλυψώ. Huldar-Saga, u, f. the story of the giantess Huld, Sturl. iii. 304.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)