Hœla

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hœla

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hœla" in English.

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

hœla Old Icelandic word can mean:

hœla
(-da, -t), v.
hœla
1) to praise, with dat. (hann hœldi Ulfari mjök);
hœla
2) to boast of (sverði hœlir þú tar, en eigi sigri);
hœla
3) refl., hœlast, to boast, vaunt; h. e-u (af e-u, um e-t), to boast of; h. við e-n, to boast over one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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