Fóta-hlutr
Old Norse Dictionary - fóta-hlutr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóta-hlutr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóta-hlutr
- m. the nether part of the body, opp. to höfða-hlutr, Eb. 326, Eg. 398, Fms. xi. 277.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛏᛅ-ᚼᛚᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)