Hollusta
Old Norse Dictionary - hollusta
Meaning of Old Norse word "hollusta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hollusta can mean:hollusta
- hollusta
- (hollosta), u, f. faith, loyalty; vil ek hafa þar til hollostu þína í mót, Fms.: esp. loyalty to a liege lord, h. við konung, Fb. ii. 265, passim.
- hollusta
- 2. wholesomeness, a wholesome thing; vil ek at þú þiggir at mér litla gjöf, en h. fylgir, Korm. 68.
- hollusta
- COMPDS: hollostueiðr, hollustumaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛚᚢᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)