Hnot-skógr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnot-skógr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnot-skógr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnot-skógr
- m. a ‘nut-shaw,’ nut-wood; in the phrase, á hnotskóg, to go a-nutting, Nj. 129, Fas. ii. 59, Sams. 8.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᛏ-ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)