Huldu-fólk

Old Norse Dictionary - huldu-fólk

Meaning of Old Norse word "huldu-fólk" in English.

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

huldu-fólk
n. pl. the hidden people, fairies, in the mod. Icel. lore; for the origin of this name see Ísl. Þjóðs. (begin.) i. 1, 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

begin.
beginning.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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