Eld-hús
Old Norse Dictionary - eld-hús
Meaning of Old Norse word "eld-hús"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word eld-hús can mean:eld-hús
- eld-hús
- (elda-hús, Eg. 397, 603, Sturl. iii. 219, Gþl. 344), n. the ‘fire-house,’ i. e. the hall or parlour, one of the chief rooms in ancient dwellings, where the fire was kept up, used synonymously with eldaskáli, but opp. to stofa, the ladies’ room; stofa, eldhús, búr, Grág. i. 459; stofu-hurð, búr-hurð, eldahús-hurð, Gþl. 344, H. E. i. 495; eldhús eðr stofur, Grág. i. 468; gauga milli stofu ok eldhúss, Fbr. 164; cp. Gísl. 14, 15, 97, (Mant.) 324, Eb. ch. 52, vide new Ed. 98, v. l. 1, 3, 4; gékk Þorgerðr þegar inn í eldahús, Eg. 603; eldhúss dyrr, Lv. 89, Ld. 54, Sturl. iii. 218, 219; eldhúss-skot, n. id., cp. Eg. 397; eldhús-hurð, f. the hurdle of an e., n. G. l. i. 38, Gþl. l. c.; eldhús-fífl, n. a ‘fireside fool,’ an idiot who sits all day by the fire, Fas. ii. 114; in Sturl. iii. 219 eldahús and skáli seem to be used differently.
- eld-hús
- β. it may also be used of any room having a hearth and fire, eldahús … var þat brott frá öðrum húsum, Eg. 203; and even of a kitchen, 238, cp. Nj. 75. In mod. usage eldhús only means a kitchen.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏ-ᚼᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)