Höld-borinn
Old Norse Dictionary - höld-borinnMeaning of Old Norse word "höld-borinn" (or hǫld-borinn) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höld-borinn (hǫld-borinn)
- part. born of a höld (see höldr), enjoying a höld’s right, Hdl. 11, 16, N. G. l. i. 346.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höld-borinn may be more accurately written as hǫld-borinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏ-ᛒᚢᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)