Dul-höttr
Old Norse Dictionary - dul-höttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dul-höttr" (or dul-hǫttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dul-höttr (dul-hǫttr)
- m. a disguise-hood, hood used for a disguise, FmS. x. 383; dró ek dulhött (MS. wrongly djarfhött) um dökkva skör, Ad. 3.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dul-höttr may be more accurately written as dul-hǫttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚ-ᚼᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)