Huldu-fólk
Old Norse Dictionary - huldu-fólk
Meaning of Old Norse word "huldu-fólk"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- huldu-fólk
- n. pl. the hidden people, fairies, in the mod. Icel. lore; for the origin of this name see Ísl. Þjóðs. (begin.) i. 1, 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏᚢ-ᚠᚢᛚᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- begin.
- beginning.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.