Häl

Old Swedish Dictionary - häl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "häl" (or hæl) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

häl (hæl): dödsgudinna, dödsrike. - i häl, ihjäl, till döds. hans brodir högh ey een hest i hell for lauris ATb 1: 213 (1465. judana pynte han oc stente honom j hiäl MP 4: 36. - i sht i förbindelse med sla. ATb 1: 241 (1466). pedhir olffson som niels iönsson oc andirs andirsson slogho i heel ib 272 (1467).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so häl may have also been written as hæl

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.