Hafs-botn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hafs-botn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hafs-botn

m. a gulf; firðir ok hafs-botnar, Sks. 199: of the Polar Sea, as the ancients supposed a continuity of land between Greenland and Europe, Fms. xi. 411; hafsbotn er heitir Svarta-haf, Hkr. i. 5.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚠᛋ-ᛒᚢᛏᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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