Hleypi-hvel

Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-hvel

Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-hvel" in English.

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

hleypi-hvel
n. a ‘roll-wheel,’ war engine, Sks. 420.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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