Hollusta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hollusta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛚᛚᚢᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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