Hylr
Old Norse Dictionary - hylr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hylr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hylr
- m., gen. hyljar, pl. ir, [akin to holr], a hole or deep place in a river, e. g. places where trout and salmon lie hidden, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 46, Hrafn. 23, Fs. 48: freq. in local names, Skip-hylr (a dock in a river), Þúfu-h., Hörgs-h., D. I.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)