Hylla
Old Norse Dictionary - hyllaMeaning of Old Norse word "hylla" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
hylla Old Norse word can mean:
- hylla
- t, hylda in n. G. l. ii. l. c.; [cp. hollr; Germ. huldigen; Dan. hylde]:—to court a person’s friendship; h. sik fjándmönnum e-s, Fms. vi. 174; h. sik svá við menn, Gþl. 25; h. fyrir e-m, to recommend one, Lv. 6; h. ok samþykkja, n. G. l. ii. 65, 220; h. hug með e-m, to consent, 183.
- hylla
- II. reflex., hyllask e-n at (athyllask, q. v.), to cultivate, pay homage to, Fs. 130, Fms. iv. 448: eccl. to worship, hyllask at Guð, hyllisk nú at Thomas biskup, pray to bishop Thomas! Sturl. iii. 234.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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