Nlða-fjöll

Old Norse Dictionary - nlða-fjöll

Meaning of Old Norse word "nlða-fjöll" (or nlða-fjǫll)

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

nlða-fjöll (nlða-fjǫll)
n. pl. a mythical local name, Vsp.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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