Heigull

Old Norse Dictionary - heigull

Meaning of Old Norse word "heigull" in English.

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

heigull Old Norse word can mean:

heigull: m. a kind of onion growing on the thatches of houses, Norse taklög, Björn.

heigull: II. metaph. a laggard. heiguls-ligr, adj., heiguls-skapr, m.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

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