Hölfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hölfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hölfa" (or hǫlfa) in English.

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

hölfa (hǫlfa)
að, see hválfa.

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

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


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