Hlóa

Old Norse Dictionary - hlóa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlóa" in English.

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

hlóa
ð, [A. S. hlowan; Engl. low], to bellow, roar, of streams or cascades, Gm. 29, an απ. λεγ., but no doubt to be thus explained, and not as in Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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