Háls

Old Icelandic Dictionary - háls

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "háls" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

háls Old Icelandic word can mean:

háls: (gen. háls, pl. hálsar), m.

háls: 1) neck; taka höndum um ~ e-m, to embrace one; beygja ~ fyrir e-m, to bend the neck to one; liggja e-m á hálsi fyrir e-t, to reprove, blame one for; standa á hálsi e-m to put the foot on one’s neck;

háls: 2) bow of a ship or boat (Hýmir reri í hálsinum fram);

háls: 3) the front-sheet (tack) of a sail;

háls: 4) the end of a rope;

háls: 5) the tip of a bow (hann dregr svá bogann, at saman þótti bera hálsana);

háls: 6) ridge, hill;

háls: 7) pl., góðir hálsar, good men! fine fellows!.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛋ

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-m: einhverjum.

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