Heljarskinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heljarskinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heljarskinn" in Norwegian.

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

heljarskinn
heljarskinn, n. Skind, Hud der er sort(blár) som hel. Halfss. 4115 (c. 17);Sturl. I, 19. 235; Vatsd. 30 (4925) jvf16 (2820); skjøndt Ordets Betydning synes paa disse Steder at være opfattet som ovenfor angivet, er det dog sandsynligt, atheljarskinn i Grunden er = heljarmaðrjvf kvennskinn, hvorom se under skinn.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᛁᛆᚱᛋᚴᛁᚿᚿ
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:

c.
Capitel.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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