Definitions
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
Runic Inscription
hafs-botn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hafs-botn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).