Koll-hríð

Old Norse Dictionary - koll-hríð

Meaning of Old Norse word "koll-hríð"

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

koll-hríð
f. the paroxysm in childbirth when the head appears, of men and beast: metaph. the highest pitch, meðan kollhríðin stendr á.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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