Haf-íss
Old Norse Dictionary - haf-íss
Meaning of Old Norse word "haf-íss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- haf-íss
- m. ‘sea-ice,’ i. e. drift ice, Landn. 30, Bs. ii. 5, Eb. 292, Ann. 1233, 1261, 1275, 1306, 1319, 1375.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠ-ᛁᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)