Há-vetr
Old Norse Dictionary - há-vetr
Meaning of Old Norse word "há-vetr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- há-vetr
- n. ‘high-winter,’ mid-winter, Orkn. 110, Thom. 333, Hkr. ii. 47, Bs. ii. 22, 27.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅ-ᚢᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)