Hválf

Old Norse Dictionary - hválf

Meaning of Old Norse word "hválf" in English.

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

hválf: n., mod. form hólf, [A. S. hwealf], a vault, BS. i. 177, SkS. 633, Al. 89; gufu-hvolf, or dampa-h., ‘steam-vault,’ the atmosphere, (mod.): of the concavity of a shield, Boll. 340; vera á hválfi, keel uppermost, of a boat or vessel; see hólf.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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