Helft

Old Norse Dictionary - helft

Meaning of Old Norse word "helft" in English.

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

helft: f. [hálfr], a half, D. n., Landn. 218, v. l. (paper MS.), freq. in mod. usage: behalf, H. E. ii. 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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