Hlunn-roð

Old Norse Dictionary - hlunn-roð

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlunn-roð" in English.

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

hlunn-roð
n. reddening the h., so called when a person was killed in launching a ship (in the spring), FaS. i. 264, n. G. L. i. 65: this was taken to be a bad augury, see Ragn. S. ch. 9 (FaS. i. 259, 260).

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ragn. S.
Ragnars Saga. (C. II.)
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