Víði-hæll

Old Norse Dictionary - víði-hæll

Meaning of Old Norse word "víði-hæll"

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

víði-hæll
m. a peg of willow; þeir hrukku fyrir sem viðihæll, as a willow-twig, Fms. iv. 250.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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