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.)

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