Hallr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hallrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "hallr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
hallr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- hallr
- I)
- hallr
- a.
- hallr
- 1) leaning to one side, lying over, sloping (vóru jakarnir hallir mjök út af skerinu); bera hallt höfuðit, to carry the head on one side; standa höllum fœti, to stand unevenly; verðr hallt á e-n, one is worsted;
- hallr
- 2) biassed, partial; inclined or attached to one (~ til e-s or undir e-n); ~ til illsku, prone, inclined, to evil.
- hallr
- II)
- hallr
- m.
- hallr
- 1) slope, hill;
- hallr
- 2) big stone (enn harði ~).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛚᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-s
- einhvers.
- m.
- masculine.
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