Ýgis-hjálmr

Old Norse Dictionary - ýgis-hjálmr

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

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

ýgis-hjálmr: m. = ægis-hjálmr, a helm of terror (see hjálmr 3), Ad. 4 (ygrs-hjálmr Cd. less correctly).

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

Abbreviations used:

Cd.: Codex.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

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