Hásætis-kista
Old Norse Dictionary - hásætis-kista
Meaning of Old Norse word "hásætis-kista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hásætis-kista
- u, f. a ‘high-seat chest,’ a daïs or chest near the high-seat, in which weapons and treasures were kept, Fms. vii. 185, viii. 444, x. 360, xi. 220.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛋᛅᛏᛁᛋ-ᚴᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)