HÚFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HÚFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HÚFA

u, f., proncd. húa, [Scot. how; O. H. G. hûba; Germ. haube; Dan. hue]:—a hood, cap, bonnet; húfa hlaðbúin, Fms. vii. 225; höttr né húfa, Sks. 290; bar kona vatn í húfu sinni, Bs. i. 461, Gísl. 24, Bs. ii. 21, Dipl. v. 18 (belonging to a priest’s dress), passim; stál-húfa, a steel hood; skott-húfa, a tasseled cap; koll-húfa, a cowl or skull-cap; nátt-húfa, a night cap.

2 HÚFA

2. the name of a cow with a white head; heimsk er hún Húfa, Stef. Ól., Kveld. ii. 197; Skinn-húfa, a nickname. húfu-lauss, adj. hoodless, bare-headed.

3 HÚFA

II. (= húfr), part of a church, in the old timber churches, Ísl. ii. 402 (of a temple); hann lét færa innar háaltarit í húfuna, Bs. i. 830, 890, D. N. v. 586. húfu-viðr, m. timber for the húfa, Bs. i. 144.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
part
participle.
pl.
plural.
proncd.
pronounced.
Scot.
Scottish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.

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