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.)
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