Hlé-barðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hlé-barðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlé-barðr" in English.

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

hlé-barðr
m. a leopard (Old Engl. libbard), from the Greek, but used indiscriminately of a bear, wolf, etc., Edda (gl.), FaS. i. (Skjöld. S.) 367; the word occurs as early as Hbl., of a giant.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Skjöld.
Skjöldunga Saga. (C. II.)
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