Hamótt
Old Norse Dictionary - hamótt
Meaning of Old Norse word "hamótt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hamótt
- hömótt, f., mod. humótt; [from höm, a haunch (?), it is therefore not derived from húm]:—only in the phrase, fara í humótt eptir e-m, to follow in one’s wake; hleypr hann fram í veginn þar sem vagna-menninir fóru undan, ok hér eptir í hamóttina (haumóttina, v. l.), Clar. (vellum): mod., ganga í humótt á eptir, to slink behind.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clar.
- Clarus Saga. (G. II.)