Hvílu-gólf

Old Norse Dictionary - hvílu-gólf

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvílu-gólf" in English.

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

hvílu-gólf: n. a bed closet, Fms. ii. 85, 197, Eg. 603, Dropl. 29, Háv. 31 new Ed., Gísl. 30, Ld. 138; also called lok-hvíla, cp. Gísl. 29, Eb.; thalamus is rendered by hvílugólf in Hom. (St.) 101.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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