Hlífð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hlífð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hlífð" in Norwegian.

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

hlífð
hlífð, f. 1) Forsvarsvaaben, = hlífðar-vápn. Klm. 3061. 34910. 2) Beskyttelse, Forsvar; þeir hafa með sér margamenn til framgöngu ok hlífðar sérOH. 7922; hafa víða sett upp flaka tilhlífðar móti grjótflaug Alex. 4632;hafði Þ. mælt, at þeir skyldi vera tilhlífðar við hana (dvs. være hende til For- svar), hvat sem at kynni bera Sturl. II, 18415.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛚᛁᚠᚦ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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