Hlóð

Old Norse Dictionary - hlóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlóð" in English.

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

hlóð
n. pl. [hlaða], a hearth, chimney-place, freq. in mod. usage (it can only be by chance that no old reference is on record); setja pott á hlóðir, to set the pot on the fire. hlóða-karl, m. = hadda, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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