Hvilft

Old Norse Dictionary - hvilft

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvilft" in English.

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

hvilft Old Norse word can mean:

hvilft
f. [Ulf. hwilftri = σορός, a coffin, Luke vii. 14]:—a grassy hollow, a combe or corrie, Edda ii. 482; 566, l. c., spells hvilmt; freq. in mod. usage.
hvilft
II. a local name in western Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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