Hrút-mál

Old Norse Dictionary - hrút-mál

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrút-mál" in English.

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

hrút-mál: n. and hrút-mánuðr, m. ‘ram months,’ the winter months, when sheep are at heat; frá vetrnóttum til hrútmáls, Vm. 7; in Edda 103 the ram month is the 3rd month of winter.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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