Hauss
Old Norse Dictionary - hauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "hauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hauss can mean:hauss
- hauss
- m. [cp. Dan. isse], the skull, cranium, Vþm. 21, Gm. 40, Grág. ii. 11, Fb. i. 235, ii. 79, Eg. 769, 770, Nj. 253, Landn. 51, passim.
- hauss
- COMPDS: hausakljúfr, hausamót, hausbrot, hausfastr, hausfilla, hauskúpa, hausskel, Hausaskeljastaðr.
- hauss
- II. the head, of beasts, fishes, þorsk-hauss, hross-h., hunds-h., nauts-h.; of men only as in contempt = blockhead.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)