Hímaldi

Old Norse Dictionary - hímaldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hímaldi" in English.

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

hímaldi
a, m. a laggard, almost like Germ. aschbrödel, Fas. iii. 18: a nickname, Fb. iii.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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