Hvíldar-hestr
Old Norse Dictionary - hvíldar-hestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvíldar-hestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvíldar-hestr
- m. a relay horse, Sturl. iii. 23.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛏᛅᚱ-ᚼᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)