Harm-tölur

Old Norse Dictionary - harm-tölur

Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-tölur" (or harm-tǫlur) in English.

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

harm-tölur (harm-tǫlur)
f. pl. lamentations, Hkr. ii. 107, Bret. 70.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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