Vind-hjálmr
Old Norse Dictionary - vind-hjálmr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vind-hjálmr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vind-hjálmr
- m. ‘wind-helmet,’ i. e. the sky; vindhjalms-brú, the ‘wind-helm-bridge,’ i. e. the rainbow, Hkv. 2. 47.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾᛏ-ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)