Hunang-sætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hunang-sætr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hunang-sætr

adj. sweet as honey. ☞ In olden times and throughout the Middle Ages, honey was one of the chief exports from England to Scandinavia (Norway and Iceland), see the passages above; as sugar was then unknown, the export of honey far exceeded that of the present day.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᚾᛅᚾᚴ-ᛋᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

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