Hjölt
Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjöltMeaning of Old Norwegian word "hjölt" (or hjǫlt) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- hjölt (hjǫlt)
- hjölt, f. (G. hjaltar, N. Pl. hjaltir) =hjalt; hann lét sér ok sverð búa okhjöltina af gulli OHm. 638; stóðo sverðmörg fyrir honum ok horfðo hjalternarupp OHm. 622; taki keisari - öll þausverð - ok grafi niðr hjaltirnar Klm.4759 &vl.
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, hjölt may be more accurately written as hjǫlt.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚯᛚᛏ
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.
- G.
- Genitiv.
- m.
- Masculin.
- Pl.
- Pluralis.