Helvítis-kvalir

Old Norse Dictionary - helvítis-kvalir

Meaning of Old Norse word "helvítis-kvalir" in English.

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

helvítis-kvalir
f. pl. hell-torments, Nj. 273, Hom. 35.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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