Hóf-semd
Old Norse Dictionary - hóf-semd
Meaning of Old Norse word "hóf-semd"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hóf-semd
- f. moderation, temperance, Hkr. iii. 179, Th. 77, Grág. lxvii, Barl. 85.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠ-ᛋᛁᛘᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)