Hlust
Old Norse Dictionary - hlust
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlust"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlust
- f. [A. S. hlyst; Hel. hlust = hearing; cp. Gr. κλύω], the ear, prop. the inner part of the ear, cochlea auris, Ad. 6, 9, Nj. 210 (v. l.), FmS. ii. 100, Edda 109, Band. 36 new Ed., Sturl. ii. 85, Eg. 758 (in a verse), passim: the ears of beasts, e. g. seals, bears, birds, or the like are usually called hlust, not eyra, Merl. 1. 38, Fb. i. 133, Eb. 99 new Ed. (v. l.), FaS. ii. 237, FS. 149, 179. hlustar-verkr, m. ear-ache, otalgia, Fél.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- f.
- feminine.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Merl.
- Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)