Hest-tönn
Old Norse Dictionary - hest-tönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hest-tönn" (or hest-tǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hest-tönn (hest-tǫnn)
- f. a horse’s tooth, Vígl. 20.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hest-tönn may be more accurately written as hest-tǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋᛏ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)