Vind-hjálmr

Old Norse Dictionary - vind-hjálmr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vind-hjálmr" in English.

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

vind-hjálmr
m. ‘wind-helmet,’ i. e. the sky; vindhjalms-brú, the ‘wind-helm-bridge,’ i. e. the rainbow, Hkv. 2. 47.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
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