Háls-gjörð

Old Norse Dictionary - háls-gjörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-gjörð" (or háls-gjǫrð) in English.

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

háls-gjörð (háls-gjǫrð)
f. a necklace, Edda 84.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, háls-gjörð may be more accurately written as háls-gjǫrð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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