Hauga-eldr

Old Norse Dictionary - hauga-eldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hauga-eldr" in English.

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

hauga-eldr
m. a cairn fire, a kind of ignis fatuus, said to burn over hidden treasures in cairns, Eg. 767, Grett. l. c., FaS. i. 518. Hervar. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hervar. S.
Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)
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