Hásætis-kista

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hásætis-kista

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hásætis-kista

u, f. a ‘high-seat chest,’ a daïs or chest near the high-seat, in which weapons and treasures were kept, Fms. vii. 185, viii. 444, x. 360, xi. 220.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛋᛅᛏᛁᛋ-ᚴᛁᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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