Hjörstefna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hjörstefna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hjörstefna" in English.

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

hjörstefna
f. ‘sword-meeting’, battle, fight (poet.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᚱᛋᛏᛁᚠᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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