Hjarl

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarl

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarl" in English.

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

hjarl Old Norse word can mean:

hjarl: n., only poët. a land, country, Lex. poët.

hjarl: COMPDS: hjarlstríðandi, hjarlþvengr.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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