Himin-röðull

Old Norse Dictionary - himin-röðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "himin-röðull" (or himin-rǫðull) in English.

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

himin-röðull (himin-rǫðull): m. = himinsól, Lex. Poët.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, himin-röðull may be more accurately written as himin-rǫðull.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary