Hjalmhattr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjalmhattr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjalmhattr" in Norwegian.

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

hjalmhattr: hjalmhattr eller hjalmhöttr, m. Hat eller Hætte, som bæres ovenpaa Hjelmen saa- ledes at denne dækkes deraf (jvf hannhefir dregit hatt síðan yfir hjalm Eg.60 (1349) og Flat. I, 611); nú er högg-inn af honum hans hjalmhattr ok hansvápnrokkr, en heill er hans hjalmr okbrynja Didr. 913; höggva til hans áhans hjalmhött ok sundr hjalmhöttinn,ok ekki vætta bitr hjalminn Didr.28534.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛆᛚᛘᚼᛆᛏᛏᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.