Ó-hljóð

Old Norse Dictionary - ó-hljóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ó-hljóð" in English.

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

ó-hljóð
n., qs. ofhljóð, a violent singing sound, esp. in the ears, see ú-hljóð; óhljóðs-eyru, the valves of the heart:—but also = ofheyrn, q. v., sér er hver óhljóðs eyrun á þér! of a person imagining that he hears things which have never been spoken.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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