Háls-járn

Old Norse Dictionary - háls-járn

Meaning of Old Norse word "háls-járn" in English.

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

háls-járn
n. a neck-iron, iron collar, Stj. 519, Dipl. v. 18, Fb. iii. 560.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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