Seið-hjallr

Old Norse Dictionary - seið-hjallr

Meaning of Old Norse word "seið-hjallr" in English.

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

seið-hjallr
m. the scaffold on which the wizard or witch was seated and where the incantation was performed, Ld. 142, Fas. ii. 84, iii. 319.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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