Jökul-hlaup

Meaning of Old Norse word "jökul-hlaup" (or jǫkul-hlaup)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

jökul-hlaup (jǫkul-hlaup)

n. an ‘ice-leap,’ ravine.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jökul-hlaup may be more accurately written as jǫkul-hlaup.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚴᚢᛚ-ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements