Heklu-fjall

Old Norse Dictionary - heklu-fjall

Meaning of Old Norse word "heklu-fjall" in English.

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

heklu-fjall: n. ‘Hecla-fell’ the name of mount Hecla, Bs., Ann. passim; in mod. usage abbreviated Hekla, prob. called so from its frock or hood of snow. Fourteen eruptions of mount Hecla are recorded, of A. D. 1104, 1158, 1206, 1222, 1300, 1341, 1389, 1440 (the exact year uncertain), 1510, 1597, 1636, 1693, 1766, 1845, besides earthquakes or partial eruptions in the immediate neighbourhood in 1294 and 1554, see Ísl. Ann., Jón Egilsson (Annals), Björn á Skarðsá (Annals). In the Middle Ages Hecla became mythical in Europe, and was regarded as a place of punishment for the damned; the Danes say ‘begone to Heckenfjæld,’ the North Germans ‘to Hackelberg,’ the Scots ‘to John Hacklebirnie’s house,’ cp. the Sks. 154.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.: Anno Domini.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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