Hóf-skegg
Old Norse Dictionary - hóf-skegg
Meaning of Old Norse word "hóf-skegg"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hóf-skegg
- n. ‘hoof-tuft,’ the tuft on a horse’s pastern, Karl. 426, Landn. 94.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚠ-ᛋᚴᛁᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)