Hesta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hesta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hesta

að, to mount one; vel, ílla hestaðr, well, badly mounted.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements