Hilmir

Old Norse Dictionary - hilmir

Meaning of Old Norse word "hilmir" in English.

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

hilmir
m., poët., prop. a helmsman, whence a ruler, king, Ýt., Hkv., Lex. poët. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
prop.
proper, properly.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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