Haust-löng
Old Norse Dictionary - haust-löng
Meaning of Old Norse word "haust-löng" (or haust-lǫng)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- haust-löng (haust-lǫng)
- f. (viz. drápa), the name of an old poem (Edda), prob. from being composed in autumn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, haust-löng may be more accurately written as haust-lǫng.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚢᛋᛏ-ᛚᚢᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)