Œgishjalmr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - œgishjalmr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "œgishjalmr" in Norwegian.

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

œgishjalmr
œgishjalmr, m. frygtelig, skrækindjagendeHjelm. SE. I, 536; œgishjalm bar ekum alda sonum, meðan ek um menjumlág Fafn. 16 fg; ormrinn mun verakórónaðr ok bera œgishjalm sér á höfðiKonr. 7024; bera œgishjalm í augumFlat. I, 282; bera œgishjalm yfir e-mdvs. indjage en Skræk, holde en i Frygt og Forfærdelse, Stj. 6528. Udtrykket holm-fjöturs hjalmr = œgishjalmr (Vellekla,Hkr. 14410) viser, at man har forvexletœgir og ægir. Jvf. Mannhardt Germ.Mythen 88 fg; Dm.3 217.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚵᛁᛋᚼᛁᛆᛚᛘᚱ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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