Hjálp

Old Norse Dictionary - hjálp

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjálp" in English.

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

hjálp Old Norse word can mean:

hjálp: f. (hjólp with umlaut, Fms. x. 397, 404), help (esp. in old writers in a stronger sense, saving, help, healing, see hjálpa), Clem. 58, Fms. vi. 106, Fb. i. 337, passim; so in Hm. 147; biðja e-n hjálpar, 200; veita e-m hjálpir, Rd. 309; hjálpar drykkr, a healing draught, Mar.: in plur., Fms. ii. 227, Og. 1: eccl. help, salvation, D. I. i. 231; hjálp ok heilsa, Fb. i. 404, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 199; sálu-hjálp, ‘soul’s-help,’ salvation: in mod. usage, help in a general sense.

hjálp: COMPDS: hjálparfúss, hjálpargata, hjálparhönd, hjálparlauss, hjálparleysi, hjálparmaðr, hjálparráð, hjálpsmaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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