Hörtl
Old Norse Dictionary - hörtlMeaning of Old Norse word "hörtl" (or hǫrtl) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörtl (hǫrtl)
- n. [qs. hörkl or hörkull?], the roughness of frozen ground; það er hörtl í götunum, hörtl að ríða.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörtl may be more accurately written as hǫrtl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᛏᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.