Hrollr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrollr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrollr" in English.

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

hrollr
m. a shivering, from cold; hann hafði hroll mikinn í búknum, Fas. ii. 394; h. kom í hörund honum, Orkn. 184; h. og kuldi, Dropl. (Major); kulda-h., a shivering from cold: metaph. horror, Fas. i. 194.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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