Hvíld
Old Norse Dictionary - hvíld
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvíld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hvíld can mean:hvíld
- hvíld
- f. rest, repose, Nj. 43, Eg. 492, Fms. v. 307, vi. 420, vii. 193, Sks. 235, Stj. 613, passim: pause, Nj. 248; í hvíld, in baiting, in rest, Hbl. 2.
- hvíld
- COMPDS: hvíldardagr, hvíldarhestr, hvíldarlauss, hvíldarstaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)