Höðnu-kið
Old Norse Dictionary - höðnu-kið
Meaning of Old Norse word "höðnu-kið" (or hǫðnu-kið)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höðnu-kið (hǫðnu-kið)
- n. (= haðna), a young kid, Gullþ. 19, Rd. 267.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höðnu-kið may be more accurately written as hǫðnu-kið.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚦᚾᚢ-ᚴᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)