Hegeitill

Old Norse Dictionary - hegeitill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hegeitill" in English.

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

hegeitill: m. a flint; spelt hegeitel, Bs. i. 674, ii. 56, 134, Karl. 321, Barl. 181 (see note); hegettill, Flov. 41; the true form is prob. heggeitill, Ivar Aasen heggjeitel, which in Norway is used of nodules (eitill, q. v.) in stones; the word is still used in western Icel. (Ísafjarðar-sýsla).

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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