Hólm-fjöturr

Old Norse Dictionary - hólm-fjöturr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hólm-fjöturr" (or hólm-fjǫturr) in English.

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

hólm-fjöturr (hólm-fjǫturr)
m. ‘holm-fetter,’ and the rocks

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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