Hnoss-fjöld

Old Norse Dictionary - hnoss-fjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnoss-fjöld" (or hnoss-fjǫld) in English.

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

hnoss-fjöld (hnoss-fjǫld)
f. a number of costly things, Sighvat.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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