Sverðs-hjölt

Old Norse Dictionary - sverðs-hjölt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sverðs-hjölt" (or sverðs-hjǫlt) in English.

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

sverðs-hjölt (sverðs-hjǫlt)
n. pl. sword-hilts, Landn. 181, Fms. iv. 37, xi. 133, Ld. 204.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sverðs-hjölt may be more accurately written as sverðs-hjǫlt.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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