Jökul-hljóð
Old Norse Dictionary - jökul-hljóð
Meaning of Old Norse word "jökul-hljóð" (or jǫkul-hljóð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jökul-hljóð (jǫkul-hljóð)
- n. sounds heard in glaciers, Eggert Itin. 770.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, jökul-hljóð may be more accurately written as jǫkul-hljóð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚴᚢᛚ-ᚼᛚᛁᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Itin.
- Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.