Hjálm-röðull

Old Norse Dictionary - hjálm-röðull

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

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

hjálm-röðull (hjálm-rǫðull)
m.—hjálmbarð, Höfuðl.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
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