Hjalt-vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjalt-vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjalt-vöndr" (or hjalt-vǫndr) in English.

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

hjalt-vöndr (hjalt-vǫndr): m. a ‘hilt-wand,’ sword, Lex. Poët.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᚢᚢᚾᛏᚱ
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.

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