Hvel

Old Norse Dictionary - hvel

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvel" in English.

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

hvel Old Norse word can mean:

hvel: n., later form hjól, q. v.; the vowel was prob. long, qs. hvél, as in the Engl.; for in þd. 6 hvél and hál form a half rhyme; a weak neut. hvela occurs, Rb. 1812. 92, MS. 415. 8: [A. S. hweowol; Engl. wheel; cp. Gr. κύκλος]:—a wheel; á hverfanda hveli, on a turning wheel, Hm. 83, Grett. 119 A, FmS. i. 104, SkS. 338: of the moon, Alm. 15; á því hveli er snýsk und reið Rögnis, Sdm. 15; mörg hvel ok stór, Bret. 90; hálfu hvela sólarinnar, Rb. 112; með fjórum hvelum, SkS. 421; hann hjó hvel undan skipi sínu, Krók. 59; þar sem hón velti hveli sínu, Al. 23; brjóta í hveli, to break on the wheel, Hom. 147: an orb, geislanda hvel, a beaming orb, the sun, SkS. 94; fagra-hvel, fair wheel, poët. the sun, Alm.; himins hvel, heaven’s orb, the sun, Bragi; hvela sólarinnar, the sun’s disk, MS. 415. 8; hvel á tungli, Rb. 452: a circle, vofit (woven) með hvelum ok hringum, Str. 17.

hvel: COMPDS: hvelgörr, hvelvagn, hvelvala.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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