Héla

Old Norwegian Dictionary - héla

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "héla" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

héla: héla, f. Lag af Dugdraaber som, fremkom-met af Jordens Uddunstning naar Næt-terne om Høsten blive kolde, lægger sigover Marken (jvf héluþoka, helufall),og hvis der indtræder Frost, da blivertil Rim (se under héla, v.); um vetrarnætrlá hann úti í hagli ok hélu Barl.19811; lá þar ok korn nökkut, er lík-ara var hagli eða hélu Heilag. II, 46817;kom sá dögg af himni umvergis allarþeirra herbúðir -, at hún loddi oklímdist við hendrnar svá sem á hennivar tekit; hugðu þeir í fyrstunni -,at hagl eða héluskúr nökkur mundifallit hafa; - eyðimörkin var öllummegin af þessu hulit í hjá þeim, svásem af hélu eða snjóhvítum haglkorn-um Stj. 29213. 17; hár er þítt, Helgi!hélo þrungit Hund. 2, 42 (44).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

v.: Verbum.

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