Hemill

Old Norse Dictionary - hemill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hemill" in English.

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

hemill
m., prob. a leg-tether, only used in the phrase, hafa hemil á e-m, to restrain one.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.

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