Hollr

Old Norse Dictionary - hollr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hollr" in English.

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

hollr Old Norse word can mean:

hollr: adj. [hollari, hollastr; Ulf. hulþs, Luke xviii. 13; A. S. hold; O. H. G. and Germ. hold; Dan.-Swed. huld]:—of kings and chiefs, gracious; hull regin, LS. 4; hollar vettir, Og. 10, Lex. Poët. passim; holl frændsemi, Eb. 116; vingaðr ok hollr e-m, FS. 123; of subjects and followers, faithful, loyal; þú ert hollari Agli en Eireki konungi, Eb. 424; e-m hollost, Al. 71; sé Guð hollr þeim er heldr griðum, Grág. ii. 166, in the oath formula, where opp. to gramr; vera e-m h. ok trúr, BS. i. 817, Lex. Poët. passim; vin-h., vil-h., favouring one.

hollr: II. of things, wholesome; heil ok holl ráð, 4. 11; hafa skal holl ráð hvaðan sem þau koma, a saying, = fas est et ab hoste doceri; holl forsjá, FmS. vi. 343; holl hirting, Al. 129; sjálfs hönd er hollost, a saying, Hkr. ii. 259.

hollr: 2. so in medic. sense, þat er ekki hollt; ó-hollr, unwholesome.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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