Kvöl-heimr

Old Norse Dictionary - kvöl-heimr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kvöl-heimr" (or kvǫl-heimr)

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

kvöl-heimr (kvǫl-heimr)
m. the home of torment, hell,l. 53.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚢᛚ-ᚼᛁᛁᛘᚱ
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:

Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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