Hör-þráðr
Old Norse Dictionary - hör-þráðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hör-þráðr" (or hǫr-þráðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hör-þráðr (hǫr-þráðr)
- m. a linen thread, Bs. i. 644.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hör-þráðr may be more accurately written as hǫr-þráðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱ-ᚦᚱᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)