Hlóðyn

Old Norse Dictionary - hlóðyn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlóðyn" in English.

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

hlóðyn
f., gen. hlóðynjar, the mythical name of the Earth, prop. hearth (?), homestead (?), and akin to hlóð, Edda, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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