Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hollusta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 hollusta

(hollosta), u, f. faith, loyalty; vil ek hafa þar til hollostu þína í mót, Fms.: esp. loyalty to a liege lord, h. við konung, Fb. ii. 265, passim.

2 hollusta

2. wholesomeness, a wholesome thing; vil ek at þú þiggir at mér litla gjöf, en h. fylgir, Korm. 68.

3 hollusta

COMPDS: hollostueiðr, hollustumaðr.

Similar Words

há
há-altari
há-bakki
há-band
há-beinn

Runic Inscription

hollusta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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