Hóstr
Old Norse Dictionary - hóstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hóstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hóstr
- m., usually spelt óstr, without aspiration, Fms. vi. 419, viii. 433, ix. 311, Sturl. iii. 251: in mod. usage óst, f.; but the aspirated initial is borne out by the kindred words hósta, hósti:—the throat, the upper part of the chest and the lower part of the throat, Bs. i. 382, Fms. ix. 311, v. l.; var Haraldr konungr lostinn öru í óstinn svá at þegar stóð blóðbogi út um munninn, vi. 419; í hálsstemnit frammi fyrir hóstinn, Finnb. 214; hafðu ekki bera óstina! (fem.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- fem.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)