Hjalmurvölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjalmurvölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjalmurvölr" (or hjalmurvǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

hjalmurvölr (hjalmurvǫlr)
hjalmurvölr, m. d. s. (gd. hjalmervol Slesv.g. Stadsret § 71). Kgs. 10215; Byl.9, 187 fgg

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjalmurvölr may be more accurately written as hjalmurvǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛆᛚᛘᚢᚱᚠᚯᛚᚱ
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:

gd.
gammeldansk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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