Hjálm-gjörð

Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-gjörð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálm-gjörð" (or hjálm-gjǫrð) in English.

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

hjálm-gjörð (hjálm-gjǫrð)
f. the rim of a helmet; gylt h., Fms. vii. 323, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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