Niflhel

Old Norwegian Dictionary - niflhel

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "niflhel" in Norwegian.

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

niflhel
niflhel, f. den inderste, dybeste, mørkesteDel af Niflheimr? níu kom ek heimafyr Niflhel neðan, hinnig deyja or heljuhalir Vafþr. 43; reið hann (nl. Óðinn)niðr þaðan Niflheljar til, mœtti hannhvelpi þeim, er or helju kom Vegt. 2;vándir menn fara til heljar ok þaðan íNiflhel, þat er niðr í enn níunda heimSE. I, 3814; sendi hann (nl. jötuninn)niðr undir Niflhel SE. I, 13625. Jvf.DM. 28920.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᚠᛚᚼᚽᛚ
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.
nl.
nemlig.

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