Hlín

Old Norse Dictionary - hlín

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlín" in English.

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

hlín
f. the goddess of that name (the wife of Odin), she that defends, [for the etym. see hlein], Edda, Vsp., Lex. poët.: freq. in poët. phrases, hringa-hlín, bauga-h., a lady.

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

Abbreviations used:

etym.
etymology.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back