Hrolla

Old Norse Dictionary - hrolla

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrolla" in English.

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

hrolla
d, to shiver, and metaph. to shudder; hrollir hugr minn, Fb. i. (in a verse); hroldi hotvetna, Am. 95; hrolla á hríslu, Fas. i. (in a verse), cp. Sól. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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