Háll

Old Norse Dictionary - háll

Meaning of Old Norse word "háll" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

háll: adj., fem. hál, neut. hált, [different from hallr, q. v.; O. H. G. hâli; mid. H. G. hæli]:—slippery, of ice, glass, or the like, Eb. 120, 238, Fms. viii. 405, Nj. 144, Fb. ii. 327, Fs. 38, passim.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

fem.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

neut.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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