Hnit-björg

Old Norse Dictionary - hnit-björg

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnit-björg" (or hnit-bjǫrg) in English.

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

hnit-björg (hnit-bjǫrg): n. pl. the ‘clinched crags,’ the mythol. name of the crags where the poetical mead was kept, Edda.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnit-björg may be more accurately written as hnit-bjǫrg.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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