Huld

Old Norse Dictionary - huld

Meaning of Old Norse word "huld" in English.

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

huld
f. the name of a giantess, cp. Gr. Καλυψώ. Huldar-Saga, u, f. the story of the giantess Huld, Sturl. iii. 304.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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