Hlý

Old Norse Dictionary - hlý

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlý" in English.

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

hlý
n. [Dan. ly = shelter], warmth, as of a bed; þvíat konungr þóttisk þá þurfa hlýs, Fms. vi. 251, Fagrsk. 49 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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