Hól

Old Norse Dictionary - hól

Meaning of Old Norse word "hól" in English.

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

hól: n. [A. S. hôl], praise, flattery, Hkr. ii. 88, Edda ii. 544, Pr. 110: boasting, vaunting, Nj. 237. hól-beri, a, m. a flatterer, Greg. 23, FmS. v. 194, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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