Koll-hríð
Old Norse Dictionary - koll-hríðMeaning of Old Norse word "koll-hríð" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- koll-hríð
- f. the paroxysm in childbirth when the head appears, of men and beast: metaph. the highest pitch, meðan kollhríðin stendr á.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚ-ᚼᚱᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.